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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 86 · 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 B makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) soft, light washes (c) blend with a fingertip (d) mixed with lots of water
  3. 3.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) big (b) brown (c) black (d) blue
  4. 4.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) soft, light washes (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) blend with a fingertip
  5. 5.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 2B (b) B (c) 2H (d) 6B
  7. 7.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 2B (b) B (c) H (d) 6B
  9. 9.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) soft, light washes (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) bright, flat colour (d) blend with a fingertip
  12. 12.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) wax crayons (b) pencil (c) poster colour (d) watercolour
  13. 13.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) oil pastels (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) poster colour
  15. 15.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) watercolour (b) poster colour (c) oil pastels (d) pencil
  16. 16.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) do not smudge easily (b) see-through colour (c) light first outlines (d) soft, creamy sticks
  17. 17.True or false: pencil grade B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) HB (b) 2H
  21. 21.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) see-through colour (d) do not smudge easily
  22. 22.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  23. 23.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 6B (b) 2B
  24. 24.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) watercolour (b) poster colour (c) oil pastels (d) wax crayons
  25. 25.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  28. 28.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) charcoal (b) pencil (c) poster colour (d) watercolour
  29. 29.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  30. 30.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 4B (b) 2B
  31. 31.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) wax crayons (b) pencil (c) poster colour (d) watercolour
  32. 32.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) HB (b) 2B
  33. 33.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) see-through colour (c) do not smudge easily (d) soft, light washes
  34. 34.True or false: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) light first outlines (c) bright, flat colour (d) soft, light washes
  36. 36.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) oil pastels (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) poster colour
  37. 37.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, creamy sticks”? (a) oil pastels (b) pencil (c) watercolour (d) poster colour
  38. 38.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
  39. 39.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: pencil grade H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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