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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 395 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (Right tool, right job): Watercolour = see-through washes; poster colour = bright, opaque, flat colour. Wax crayons = hard and waxy; oil pastels = soft, creamy, blendable. Pencils: H = hard and light, B = soft and dark (black), HB = middle; the bigger the number, the more so (6B darker than 2B).

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  1. 1.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) big (b) black (c) blue (d) brown
  2. 2.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) wax crayons (b) pencil (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
  3. 3.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) see-through colour (b) thick, opaque paint (c) bright, flat colour (d) blend with a fingertip
  4. 4.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
  5. 5.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) HB (b) 2H
  6. 6.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) bright, flat colour (d) soft, light washes
  7. 7.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) HB (b) 2B
  8. 8.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  9. 9.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) thick, opaque paint (c) mixed with lots of water (d) see-through colour
  11. 11.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) bright, flat colour (b) grey lines for sketching (c) thick, opaque paint (d) soft, creamy sticks
  13. 13.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) grey lines for sketching (c) do not smudge easily (d) mixed with lots of water
  14. 14.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  16. 16.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) see-through colour (b) soft, light washes (c) bright, flat colour (d) light first outlines
  17. 17.True or false: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) HB (b) B (c) 4B (d) 2H
  20. 20.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
  21. 21.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 2H (b) 4H
  22. 22.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 2B (b) 6B (c) 4H (d) B
  27. 27.True or false: pencil grade HB makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) see-through colour (b) blend with a fingertip (c) grey lines for sketching (d) hard, waxy sticks
  29. 29.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) do not smudge easily (b) blend with a fingertip (c) soft, light washes (d) grey lines for sketching
  31. 31.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) H (b) HB (c) 6B (d) 4H
  33. 33.True or false: pencil grade B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 2B (b) 6B
  38. 38.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 2H
  39. 39.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) B (b) 4B (c) H (d) HB
  40. 40.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. black
  2. watercolour
  3. blend with a fingertip
  4. hard, light marks
  5. 2H
  6. bright, flat colour
  7. 2B
  8. hard, light marks
  9. True
  10. thick, opaque paint
  11. False
  12. soft, creamy sticks
  13. mixed with lots of water
  14. True
  15. soft, dark marks
  16. light first outlines
  17. True
  18. True
  19. 2H
  20. soft, dark marks
  21. 4H
  22. False
  23. False
  24. False
  25. True
  26. 4H
  27. False
  28. see-through colour
  29. True
  30. grey lines for sketching
  31. False
  32. HB
  33. False
  34. True
  35. False
  36. True
  37. 6B
  38. 2B
  39. H
  40. True

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