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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 743 · 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.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  3. 3.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2B (b) 2H (c) 4H (d) HB
  6. 6.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) pencil (d) watercolour
  7. 7.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) do not smudge easily (b) thick, opaque paint (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) soft, light washes
  9. 9.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  11. 11.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) poster colour (b) oil pastels (c) wax crayons (d) watercolour
  12. 12.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) charcoal (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) pencil
  14. 14.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) poster colour (b) oil pastels (c) wax crayons (d) pencil
  15. 15.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2H (b) B (c) H (d) 4H
  16. 16.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) thick, opaque paint (c) soft, light washes (d) soft, creamy sticks
  19. 19.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 2B (b) 4B (c) 6B (d) H
  20. 20.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) oil pastels
  21. 21.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, creamy sticks”? (a) watercolour (b) pencil (c) poster colour (d) oil pastels
  22. 22.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  23. 23.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) poster colour (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) pencil
  24. 24.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  27. 27.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) do not smudge easily (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) grey lines for sketching
  28. 28.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) soft, light washes (b) grey lines for sketching (c) mixed with lots of water (d) soft, creamy sticks
  29. 29.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) HB (b) 2B (c) 2H (d) 4H
  30. 30.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) mixed with lots of water (c) blend with a fingertip (d) bright, flat colour
  31. 31.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) watercolour (b) pencil (c) poster colour (d) wax crayons
  32. 32.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 4B
  33. 33.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) light first outlines (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) blend with a fingertip (d) soft, creamy sticks
  35. 35.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) see-through colour (b) do not smudge easily (c) grey lines for sketching (d) bright, flat colour
  36. 36.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) HB (b) H (c) 4B (d) 4H
  37. 37.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. soft, dark marks
  3. True
  4. True
  5. HB
  6. pencil
  7. False
  8. soft, light washes
  9. True
  10. hard, light marks
  11. watercolour
  12. True
  13. poster colour
  14. poster colour
  15. B
  16. True
  17. True
  18. thick, opaque paint
  19. H
  20. oil pastels
  21. oil pastels
  22. hard, light marks
  23. watercolour
  24. False
  25. True
  26. soft, dark marks
  27. grey lines for sketching
  28. soft, creamy sticks
  29. 2B
  30. blend with a fingertip
  31. watercolour
  32. 4B
  33. False
  34. hard, waxy sticks
  35. bright, flat colour
  36. 4B
  37. True
  38. True
  39. False
  40. False

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