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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 662 · 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 art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) watercolour (b) wax crayons (c) pencil (d) poster colour
  2. 2.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, creamy sticks”? (a) pencil (b) wax crayons (c) poster colour (d) oil pastels
  3. 3.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
  6. 6.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) thick, opaque paint (c) do not smudge easily (d) blend with a fingertip
  8. 8.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) H (b) 4B (c) B (d) 2B
  9. 9.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) H (b) 2H (c) HB (d) 6B
  10. 10.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  11. 11.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) blend with a fingertip (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) mixed with lots of water
  13. 13.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  14. 14.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) poster colour (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) pencil
  15. 15.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) watercolour (b) wax crayons (c) oil pastels (d) poster colour
  16. 16.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  18. 18.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) see-through colour (b) thick, opaque paint (c) blend with a fingertip (d) do not smudge easily
  20. 20.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) HB (b) 2H (c) 4H (d) B
  21. 21.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
  23. 23.True or false: pencil grade B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 2H (b) 4H
  26. 26.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) poster colour (b) wax crayons (c) watercolour (d) pencil
  27. 27.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) 2B (b) HB
  30. 30.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2H (b) 2B
  31. 31.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) oil pastels (b) wax crayons (c) poster colour (d) watercolour
  32. 32.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) mixed with lots of water (c) grey lines for sketching (d) bright, flat colour
  33. 33.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) see-through colour (d) soft, light washes
  34. 34.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) pencil (b) poster colour (c) oil pastels (d) wax crayons
  37. 37.True or false: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) poster colour (b) watercolour (c) pencil (d) wax crayons
  40. 40.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) hard (b) high (c) heavy (d) hot

Answer key

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

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