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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 721 · 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) oil pastels (b) wax crayons (c) watercolour (d) pencil
  2. 2.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) oil pastels (b) wax crayons (c) watercolour (d) poster colour
  3. 3.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
  4. 4.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 4B (b) 2B (c) B (d) HB
  5. 5.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) HB (b) H (c) 4B (d) 2B
  6. 6.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  8. 8.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) see-through colour (b) soft, light washes (c) grey lines for sketching (d) hard, waxy sticks
  9. 9.True or false: pencil grade HB makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) do not smudge easily (b) blend with a fingertip (c) soft, light washes (d) mixed with lots of water
  11. 11.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) soft, light washes (b) thick, opaque paint (c) blend with a fingertip (d) hard, waxy sticks
  12. 12.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  13. 13.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, creamy sticks”? (a) watercolour (b) wax crayons (c) oil pastels (d) poster colour
  14. 14.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
  15. 15.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  16. 16.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) oil pastels (b) pencil (c) watercolour (d) wax crayons
  18. 18.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) pencil (b) charcoal (c) poster colour (d) watercolour
  20. 20.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) blue (b) black (c) big (d) brown
  21. 21.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) pencil (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) watercolour
  22. 22.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
  23. 23.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) watercolour (b) wax crayons (c) pencil (d) oil pastels
  24. 24.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 2H
  27. 27.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) HB (b) 2H (c) B (d) 2B
  28. 28.True or false: pencil grade H makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) 2H (b) HB
  32. 32.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) wax crayons (b) oil pastels (c) watercolour (d) pencil
  35. 35.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) see-through colour (d) light first outlines
  36. 36.True or false: pencil grade B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2H (b) B (c) HB (d) 4H
  38. 38.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) soft, light washes (b) grey lines for sketching (c) see-through colour (d) bright, flat colour
  39. 39.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) do not smudge easily (c) bright, flat colour (d) see-through colour
  40. 40.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) thick, opaque paint (c) mixed with lots of water (d) hard, waxy sticks

Answer key

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

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