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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 719 · 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: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) pencil (b) oil pastels (c) wax crayons (d) poster colour
  2. 2.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 4H (b) 6B (c) 2B (d) 4B
  3. 3.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) mixed with lots of water (c) do not smudge easily (d) light first outlines
  4. 4.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) watercolour (b) pencil (c) oil pastels (d) poster colour
  5. 5.True or false: pencil grade HB makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  7. 7.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) pencil (b) wax crayons (c) watercolour (d) poster colour
  8. 8.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) soft, light washes (b) light first outlines (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) do not smudge easily
  9. 9.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) bright, flat colour (c) do not smudge easily (d) mixed with lots of water
  10. 10.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) poster colour (b) wax crayons (c) watercolour (d) pencil
  11. 11.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2H (b) 6B (c) 4B (d) HB
  12. 12.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) watercolour (b) pencil (c) charcoal (d) poster colour
  13. 13.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) thick, opaque paint (c) grey lines for sketching (d) see-through colour
  17. 17.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) oil pastels (b) pencil (c) wax crayons (d) watercolour
  18. 18.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) oil pastels (b) wax crayons (c) poster colour (d) watercolour
  20. 20.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) blend with a fingertip (d) grey lines for sketching
  21. 21.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) heavy (b) hot (c) hard (d) high
  22. 22.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 2H
  25. 25.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
  26. 26.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) light first outlines (b) mixed with lots of water (c) blend with a fingertip (d) do not smudge easily
  27. 27.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) bright, flat colour (b) soft, light washes (c) do not smudge easily (d) see-through colour
  29. 29.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) HB (b) 2H (c) 2B (d) 6B
  30. 30.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 2B (b) 6B
  31. 31.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  32. 32.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  35. 35.True or false: pencil grade B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) HB (b) 4B (c) 4H (d) H
  37. 37.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4H (b) H (c) 2B (d) HB
  38. 38.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) see-through colour (d) mixed with lots of water
  39. 39.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) pencil (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) poster colour
  40. 40.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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