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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 402 · 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.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) 2B (b) HB
  2. 2.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) do not smudge easily (c) bright, flat colour (d) soft, creamy sticks
  3. 3.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) HB (b) 2H
  4. 4.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) poster colour (b) wax crayons (c) oil pastels (d) pencil
  5. 5.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  6. 6.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) pencil
  7. 7.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) pencil (d) oil pastels
  8. 8.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) blend with a fingertip (c) soft, light washes (d) see-through colour
  9. 9.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 4B
  10. 10.True or false: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2H (b) 2B
  12. 12.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) light first outlines (b) bright, flat colour (c) do not smudge easily (d) mixed with lots of water
  13. 13.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) high (b) hot (c) hard (d) heavy
  14. 14.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) H (b) 4H (c) 2H (d) B
  15. 15.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) charcoal (b) poster colour (c) pencil (d) watercolour
  16. 16.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 2B (b) 6B
  17. 17.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) oil pastels (d) pencil
  18. 18.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) bright, flat colour (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) thick, opaque paint (d) blend with a fingertip
  19. 19.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) HB (b) 4H (c) B (d) 4B
  20. 20.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) H (b) 4H (c) 2H (d) 4B
  23. 23.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) light first outlines (b) soft, light washes (c) thick, opaque paint (d) soft, creamy sticks
  28. 28.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) see-through colour (c) light first outlines (d) do not smudge easily
  30. 30.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) watercolour (b) wax crayons (c) pencil (d) poster colour
  31. 31.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
  33. 33.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4H (b) H (c) 2B (d) HB
  35. 35.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) pencil (b) wax crayons (c) poster colour (d) watercolour
  37. 37.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) HB (b) 4B (c) B (d) 2H
  38. 38.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) HB (b) 6B (c) H (d) 4H
  39. 39.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) poster colour (b) oil pastels (c) pencil (d) watercolour
  40. 40.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks

Answer key

  1. 2B
  2. do not smudge easily
  3. 2H
  4. poster colour
  5. soft, dark marks
  6. watercolour
  7. watercolour
  8. grey lines for sketching
  9. 4B
  10. True
  11. 2B
  12. bright, flat colour
  13. hard
  14. B
  15. poster colour
  16. 6B
  17. pencil
  18. blend with a fingertip
  19. 4H
  20. True
  21. True
  22. 4B
  23. True
  24. False
  25. True
  26. False
  27. soft, light washes
  28. False
  29. see-through colour
  30. wax crayons
  31. False
  32. soft, dark marks
  33. True
  34. 2B
  35. True
  36. wax crayons
  37. 2H
  38. HB
  39. pencil
  40. soft, dark marks

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