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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 917 · 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) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  2. 2.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
  3. 3.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 6B (b) H (c) 4H (d) 2H
  5. 5.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) blend with a fingertip (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) mixed with lots of water
  6. 6.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) B (b) H (c) HB (d) 4H
  7. 7.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) high (b) hot (c) hard (d) heavy
  8. 8.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) mixed with lots of water (c) do not smudge easily (d) bright, flat colour
  9. 9.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) poster colour (b) watercolour (c) oil pastels (d) pencil
  10. 10.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) thick, opaque paint (c) see-through colour (d) grey lines for sketching
  12. 12.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) watercolour (b) pencil (c) oil pastels (d) poster colour
  14. 14.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) pencil (b) wax crayons (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
  16. 16.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) B (b) 6B (c) 2B (d) HB
  17. 17.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) see-through colour (c) grey lines for sketching (d) light first outlines
  18. 18.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) poster colour (b) wax crayons (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
  19. 19.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 4B
  22. 22.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  23. 23.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) oil pastels (b) wax crayons (c) watercolour (d) pencil
  24. 24.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: pencil grade H makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4H (b) HB (c) 4B (d) 2H
  27. 27.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) bright, flat colour (c) do not smudge easily (d) mixed with lots of water
  29. 29.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) grey lines for sketching (c) see-through colour (d) mixed with lots of water
  30. 30.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) see-through colour (b) light first outlines (c) bright, flat colour (d) soft, light washes
  31. 31.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 6B (b) 2B (c) H (d) HB
  33. 33.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) do not smudge easily (b) soft, light washes (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) grey lines for sketching
  34. 34.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) poster colour (b) wax crayons (c) oil pastels (d) pencil
  35. 35.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) poster colour (b) wax crayons (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
  36. 36.True or false: pencil grade H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) poster colour (b) oil pastels (c) pencil (d) watercolour
  38. 38.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) watercolour (b) oil pastels (c) pencil (d) wax crayons
  39. 39.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) pencil (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) charcoal
  40. 40.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) soft, light washes (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) bright, flat colour

Answer key

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

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