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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 445 · 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.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  2. 2.True or false: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 2B (b) 6B
  4. 4.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) thick, opaque paint (d) light first outlines
  5. 5.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2B (b) 4H (c) 2H (d) HB
  6. 6.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) blend with a fingertip (c) light first outlines (d) soft, light washes
  7. 7.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) watercolour (b) wax crayons (c) oil pastels (d) pencil
  8. 8.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) hard (b) heavy (c) hot (d) high
  9. 9.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) grey lines for sketching (c) mixed with lots of water (d) soft, light washes
  10. 10.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) pencil (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) watercolour
  11. 11.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) HB (b) 2H
  12. 12.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
  13. 13.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) wax crayons (b) oil pastels (c) watercolour (d) pencil
  14. 14.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) oil pastels (d) wax crayons
  16. 16.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: pencil grade H makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4H (b) HB (c) B (d) 2H
  20. 20.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  21. 21.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) B (b) HB (c) 2H (d) 4B
  22. 22.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  25. 25.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) poster colour (b) charcoal (c) pencil (d) watercolour
  27. 27.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) thick, opaque paint (c) blend with a fingertip (d) see-through colour
  28. 28.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) bright, flat colour (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) do not smudge easily
  29. 29.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) watercolour (b) oil pastels (c) pencil (d) poster colour
  30. 30.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) light first outlines (b) mixed with lots of water (c) blend with a fingertip (d) do not smudge easily
  31. 31.True or false: pencil grade H makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) wax crayons (d) watercolour
  33. 33.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 4H (b) 2H
  35. 35.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) bright, flat colour (c) do not smudge easily (d) soft, light washes
  36. 36.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) oil pastels (d) poster colour
  37. 37.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) grey lines for sketching (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) thick, opaque paint
  39. 39.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 4B (b) H (c) B (d) HB
  40. 40.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) grey lines for sketching (c) see-through colour (d) bright, flat colour

Answer key

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

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