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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 915 · 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 4H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  2. 2.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) do not smudge easily (c) light first outlines (d) see-through colour
  3. 3.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) blend with a fingertip (c) light first outlines (d) bright, flat colour
  4. 4.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) brown (b) blue (c) black (d) big
  5. 5.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
  6. 6.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
  7. 7.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) oil pastels (b) pencil (c) watercolour (d) poster colour
  8. 8.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  11. 11.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) oil pastels (b) poster colour (c) pencil (d) watercolour
  12. 12.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2H (b) 2B
  13. 13.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) grey lines for sketching (c) do not smudge easily (d) bright, flat colour
  14. 14.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) HB (b) B (c) 4B (d) H
  15. 15.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) heavy (b) high (c) hard (d) hot
  16. 16.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
  17. 17.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 2H (b) 4H
  18. 18.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) thick, opaque paint (c) do not smudge easily (d) grey lines for sketching
  21. 21.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) light first outlines (d) bright, flat colour
  22. 22.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, creamy sticks”? (a) pencil (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) oil pastels
  23. 23.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) bright, flat colour (b) light first outlines (c) soft, light washes (d) hard, waxy sticks
  24. 24.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) soft, light washes (b) light first outlines (c) see-through colour (d) hard, waxy sticks
  25. 25.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) B (b) 6B (c) HB (d) 4H
  27. 27.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) HB (b) 2H (c) 6B (d) 4H
  28. 28.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) 2H (b) HB
  29. 29.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
  30. 30.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) do not smudge easily (b) soft, light washes (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) blend with a fingertip
  31. 31.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) poster colour (b) oil pastels (c) wax crayons (d) watercolour
  32. 32.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
  35. 35.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) pencil (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) oil pastels
  36. 36.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) HB (b) 2H (c) 4B (d) 6B
  37. 37.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) mixed with lots of water (c) soft, light washes (d) grey lines for sketching
  38. 38.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) B (b) 2H (c) H (d) 4H
  39. 39.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) watercolour (b) wax crayons (c) oil pastels (d) poster colour
  40. 40.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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