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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 763 · 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.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
  2. 2.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  3. 3.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) blend with a fingertip (c) mixed with lots of water (d) hard, waxy sticks
  4. 4.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) 2H (b) HB
  5. 5.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  6. 6.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  7. 7.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) B (b) H (c) 6B (d) 2B
  8. 8.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) bright, flat colour (b) see-through colour (c) grey lines for sketching (d) hard, waxy sticks
  9. 9.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  10. 10.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) pencil
  11. 11.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) black (b) blue (c) brown (d) big
  13. 13.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) hard (b) hot (c) high (d) heavy
  14. 14.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) watercolour (d) wax crayons
  16. 16.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) 2B (b) HB
  17. 17.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) B (b) 6B (c) 4H (d) HB
  18. 18.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 4B (b) 2B
  19. 19.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) do not smudge easily (b) bright, flat colour (c) blend with a fingertip (d) light first outlines
  20. 20.True or false: pencil grade H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) light first outlines (c) see-through colour (d) soft, light washes
  22. 22.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  24. 24.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) soft, light washes (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) light first outlines
  26. 26.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 2H
  29. 29.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) pencil (b) poster colour (c) oil pastels (d) wax crayons
  30. 30.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 4H (b) 2H
  31. 31.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2H (b) 4H (c) HB (d) 4B
  32. 32.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) bright, flat colour (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) light first outlines (d) blend with a fingertip
  33. 33.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) watercolour (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) oil pastels
  35. 35.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
  36. 36.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) HB (b) H (c) 4H (d) 6B
  37. 37.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) do not smudge easily (b) blend with a fingertip (c) thick, opaque paint (d) see-through colour
  38. 38.True or false: pencil grade B makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 6B (b) 2B
  40. 40.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. soft, dark marks
  2. soft, dark marks
  3. mixed with lots of water
  4. 2H
  5. hard, light marks
  6. hard, light marks
  7. H
  8. grey lines for sketching
  9. soft, dark marks
  10. pencil
  11. False
  12. black
  13. hard
  14. False
  15. watercolour
  16. 2B
  17. 4H
  18. 4B
  19. do not smudge easily
  20. False
  21. hard, waxy sticks
  22. False
  23. hard, light marks
  24. True
  25. soft, light washes
  26. True
  27. True
  28. 2B
  29. pencil
  30. 4H
  31. 4B
  32. blend with a fingertip
  33. True
  34. watercolour
  35. soft, dark marks
  36. 6B
  37. see-through colour
  38. False
  39. 6B
  40. True

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