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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 904 · 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 is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 4H (b) 2H
  2. 2.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) do not smudge easily (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) soft, light washes (d) blend with a fingertip
  4. 4.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  5. 5.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) watercolour (b) pencil (c) wax crayons (d) poster colour
  6. 6.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  7. 7.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) soft, light washes (c) see-through colour (d) thick, opaque paint
  8. 8.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) oil pastels (b) watercolour (c) pencil (d) wax crayons
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
  11. 11.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 6B (b) 2B (c) HB (d) H
  12. 12.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) pencil (d) oil pastels
  13. 13.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) see-through colour (c) do not smudge easily (d) light first outlines
  15. 15.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2H (b) H (c) 2B (d) HB
  18. 18.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
  19. 19.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) HB (b) 2H (c) 4H (d) B
  20. 20.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) high (b) hard (c) hot (d) heavy
  21. 21.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  22. 22.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) charcoal (b) pencil (c) watercolour (d) poster colour
  23. 23.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  24. 24.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
  26. 26.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) blue (b) big (c) brown (d) black
  28. 28.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: pencil grade HB makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 4B
  32. 32.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  33. 33.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) poster colour (b) watercolour (c) oil pastels (d) pencil
  34. 34.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  35. 35.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) light first outlines (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) soft, light washes
  39. 39.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) HB (b) B (c) 4H (d) 2B

Answer key

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

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