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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 826 · 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: pencil grade 4H makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  3. 3.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) watercolour (b) oil pastels (c) poster colour (d) wax crayons
  4. 4.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 6B (b) 2H (c) 2B (d) 4B
  5. 5.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) H (b) HB (c) 4H (d) B
  6. 6.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) oil pastels (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) poster colour
  7. 7.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) oil pastels (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) pencil
  8. 8.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2H (b) 4H (c) 2B (d) HB
  9. 9.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) thick, opaque paint (c) blend with a fingertip (d) soft, light washes
  10. 10.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, creamy sticks”? (a) oil pastels (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) pencil
  11. 11.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) thick, opaque paint (c) bright, flat colour (d) mixed with lots of water
  12. 12.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
  13. 13.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) hard (b) heavy (c) hot (d) high
  15. 15.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) bright, flat colour (c) blend with a fingertip (d) see-through colour
  16. 16.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) oil pastels (b) poster colour (c) pencil (d) wax crayons
  17. 17.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) oil pastels
  18. 18.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) oil pastels (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) pencil
  19. 19.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) HB (b) B (c) H (d) 6B
  20. 20.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 2H (b) 4H
  21. 21.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
  22. 22.True or false: pencil grade HB makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) soft, light washes (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) see-through colour (d) mixed with lots of water
  24. 24.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) see-through colour (b) bright, flat colour (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) do not smudge easily
  26. 26.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) grey lines for sketching (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) blend with a fingertip
  28. 28.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) see-through colour (b) thick, opaque paint (c) mixed with lots of water (d) grey lines for sketching
  29. 29.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
  31. 31.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) pencil (b) poster colour (c) charcoal (d) watercolour
  33. 33.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  34. 34.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) pencil
  35. 35.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  39. 39.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 2B (b) 6B

Answer key

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

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