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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 932 · 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) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
  2. 2.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) light first outlines (b) blend with a fingertip (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) bright, flat colour
  3. 3.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  4. 4.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2H (b) 2B
  5. 5.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 2B (b) 6B (c) HB (d) 4H
  6. 6.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  7. 7.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) soft, light washes (b) mixed with lots of water (c) grey lines for sketching (d) soft, creamy sticks
  9. 9.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) heavy (b) hot (c) hard (d) high
  10. 10.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) HB (b) 2H
  11. 11.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) pencil (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) oil pastels
  12. 12.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) do not smudge easily (b) light first outlines (c) soft, light washes (d) thick, opaque paint
  13. 13.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) light first outlines (b) mixed with lots of water (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) soft, light washes
  15. 15.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) soft, light washes (c) grey lines for sketching (d) thick, opaque paint
  16. 16.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: pencil grade H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4H (b) H (c) B (d) 2H
  21. 21.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) 2B (b) HB
  23. 23.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) see-through colour (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) bright, flat colour (d) soft, creamy sticks
  24. 24.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) bright, flat colour (c) soft, light washes (d) hard, waxy sticks
  26. 26.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) oil pastels (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) pencil
  27. 27.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) oil pastels (b) wax crayons (c) pencil (d) watercolour
  28. 28.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) pencil (d) watercolour
  29. 29.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) HB (b) 2B (c) 4H (d) H
  30. 30.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) oil pastels
  33. 33.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 4B
  34. 34.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) HB (b) 6B (c) 4B (d) 2H
  35. 35.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 4H (b) 2H
  36. 36.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) brown (b) blue (c) black (d) big
  37. 37.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2H (b) 4H (c) H (d) 6B

Answer key

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

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