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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 493 · 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 is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 4H (b) 2H
  2. 2.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) poster colour (b) oil pastels (c) pencil (d) wax crayons
  3. 3.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) charcoal (b) pencil (c) watercolour (d) poster colour
  4. 4.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
  5. 5.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) wax crayons (b) pencil (c) poster colour (d) oil pastels
  6. 6.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
  7. 7.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) B (b) 4B (c) HB (d) 4H
  8. 8.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, creamy sticks”? (a) oil pastels (b) wax crayons (c) pencil (d) watercolour
  10. 10.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) HB (b) 2B
  11. 11.True or false: pencil grade HB makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) poster colour (b) oil pastels (c) watercolour (d) wax crayons
  13. 13.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 6B (b) 2B
  14. 14.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  15. 15.True or false: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) light first outlines (b) soft, light washes (c) blend with a fingertip (d) do not smudge easily
  17. 17.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) heavy (b) hard (c) hot (d) high
  18. 18.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) light first outlines (c) bright, flat colour (d) soft, creamy sticks
  19. 19.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) thick, opaque paint (d) soft, creamy sticks
  20. 20.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 6B (b) HB (c) 2H (d) 4H
  21. 21.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) mixed with lots of water (c) do not smudge easily (d) see-through colour
  22. 22.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) see-through colour (b) thick, opaque paint (c) blend with a fingertip (d) grey lines for sketching
  26. 26.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) watercolour (b) poster colour (c) pencil (d) oil pastels
  27. 27.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
  28. 28.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) pencil (b) oil pastels (c) poster colour (d) watercolour
  29. 29.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) oil pastels (b) pencil (c) watercolour (d) wax crayons
  30. 30.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  31. 31.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) oil pastels (b) wax crayons (c) watercolour (d) poster colour
  33. 33.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) B (b) 4H (c) HB (d) H
  35. 35.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) wax crayons (b) pencil (c) poster colour (d) oil pastels
  36. 36.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) HB (b) 2H (c) 4B (d) 2B
  37. 37.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  40. 40.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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