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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 529 · 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) 2H (b) 4H
  2. 2.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) blend with a fingertip (c) grey lines for sketching (d) mixed with lots of water
  3. 3.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) H (b) 2B (c) 4H (d) 2H
  4. 4.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2H (b) HB (c) 4B (d) 4H
  5. 5.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 4H (b) 2B (c) 4B (d) 6B
  7. 7.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4B (b) 2H (c) H (d) 4H
  8. 8.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) high (b) hot (c) heavy (d) hard
  9. 9.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) HB (b) 2H
  10. 10.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
  11. 11.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) see-through colour (c) light first outlines (d) bright, flat colour
  12. 12.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) pencil (b) oil pastels (c) watercolour (d) wax crayons
  15. 15.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) HB (b) 2B
  16. 16.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) soft, light washes (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) hard, waxy sticks
  17. 17.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  20. 20.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) poster colour (b) watercolour (c) pencil (d) charcoal
  21. 21.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) see-through colour (c) do not smudge easily (d) soft, light washes
  22. 22.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) oil pastels (d) pencil
  23. 23.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  25. 25.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: pencil grade H makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) oil pastels (b) wax crayons (c) watercolour (d) poster colour
  28. 28.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) blend with a fingertip (c) mixed with lots of water (d) soft, light washes
  30. 30.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) light first outlines (b) see-through colour (c) do not smudge easily (d) soft, creamy sticks
  31. 31.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) soft, light washes (b) bright, flat colour (c) grey lines for sketching (d) soft, creamy sticks
  33. 33.True or false: pencil grade HB makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) HB (b) 2H (c) 4H (d) B
  35. 35.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) B (b) 6B (c) H (d) HB
  36. 36.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2H (b) HB (c) H (d) 6B
  37. 37.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, creamy sticks”? (a) pencil (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) oil pastels
  39. 39.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) bright, flat colour (c) mixed with lots of water (d) blend with a fingertip

Answer key

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

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