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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 741 · 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 grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 6B (b) 2B (c) B (d) 4H
  2. 2.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) bright, flat colour (b) do not smudge easily (c) blend with a fingertip (d) see-through colour
  3. 3.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) pencil (b) wax crayons (c) watercolour (d) oil pastels
  6. 6.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) hot (b) high (c) hard (d) heavy
  7. 7.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) oil pastels (d) pencil
  8. 8.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  9. 9.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  10. 10.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) see-through colour (b) light first outlines (c) bright, flat colour (d) thick, opaque paint
  11. 11.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) see-through colour (c) bright, flat colour (d) soft, creamy sticks
  12. 12.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
  13. 13.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) HB (b) 2H (c) 2B (d) 6B
  14. 14.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  15. 15.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
  16. 16.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) brown (b) blue (c) black (d) big
  17. 17.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 2H
  18. 18.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) soft, light washes (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) mixed with lots of water
  19. 19.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) oil pastels
  21. 21.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) blend with a fingertip (c) see-through colour (d) grey lines for sketching
  22. 22.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) see-through colour (c) soft, light washes (d) thick, opaque paint
  24. 24.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: pencil grade HB makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) HB (b) 2B
  28. 28.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) mixed with lots of water (d) light first outlines
  30. 30.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) poster colour (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) oil pastels
  31. 31.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  33. 33.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, creamy sticks”? (a) wax crayons (b) oil pastels (c) pencil (d) poster colour
  34. 34.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) thick, opaque paint (d) mixed with lots of water
  36. 36.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) wax crayons (b) oil pastels (c) poster colour (d) pencil
  37. 37.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 2B (b) 6B
  38. 38.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  39. 39.True or false: pencil grade B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) light first outlines (b) see-through colour (c) grey lines for sketching (d) soft, creamy sticks

Answer key

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

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