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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 593 · 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 of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) bright, flat colour (b) mixed with lots of water (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) thick, opaque paint
  2. 2.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) pencil (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) oil pastels
  5. 5.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) soft, light washes (c) mixed with lots of water (d) grey lines for sketching
  6. 6.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  7. 7.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) 2B (b) HB
  8. 8.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) wax crayons (b) pencil (c) watercolour (d) poster colour
  9. 9.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) mixed with lots of water (c) light first outlines (d) thick, opaque paint
  11. 11.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) watercolour (b) pencil (c) oil pastels (d) poster colour
  12. 12.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) pencil
  13. 13.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 4H (b) 2H
  14. 14.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) bright, flat colour (c) grey lines for sketching (d) mixed with lots of water
  16. 16.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) see-through colour (d) light first outlines
  17. 17.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
  18. 18.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) brown (b) blue (c) big (d) black
  20. 20.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) watercolour (b) oil pastels (c) wax crayons (d) poster colour
  21. 21.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
  24. 24.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  25. 25.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 6B (b) 2B
  26. 26.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
  27. 27.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) pencil (b) wax crayons (c) oil pastels (d) poster colour
  28. 28.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) oil pastels (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) pencil
  29. 29.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) watercolour (d) charcoal
  30. 30.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) oil pastels (d) poster colour
  31. 31.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  32. 32.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) pencil (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) oil pastels
  33. 33.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 4B (b) 2B
  34. 34.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) pencil (b) wax crayons (c) watercolour (d) poster colour
  35. 35.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, creamy sticks”? (a) oil pastels (b) wax crayons (c) poster colour (d) pencil
  37. 37.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 6B (b) 2H (c) HB (d) H
  39. 39.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) do not smudge easily (b) bright, flat colour (c) thick, opaque paint (d) see-through colour
  40. 40.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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