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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 95 · 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.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) hard (b) high (c) hot (d) heavy
  2. 2.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) watercolour (b) poster colour (c) pencil (d) oil pastels
  3. 3.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  4. 4.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) do not smudge easily (b) bright, flat colour (c) grey lines for sketching (d) soft, light washes
  5. 5.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) pencil (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) poster colour
  7. 7.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
  8. 8.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 6B (b) B (c) 4H (d) 2B
  9. 9.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2H (b) B (c) 4H (d) H
  10. 10.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) watercolour (b) wax crayons (c) poster colour (d) pencil
  11. 11.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) HB (b) 2B
  12. 12.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 2B (b) 6B
  13. 13.True or false: pencil grade B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) soft, light washes (b) blend with a fingertip (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) do not smudge easily
  15. 15.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) light first outlines (b) thick, opaque paint (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) see-through colour
  16. 16.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  17. 17.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) see-through colour (c) bright, flat colour (d) grey lines for sketching
  19. 19.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) H (b) 2B (c) B (d) 4B
  21. 21.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) see-through colour (b) light first outlines (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) do not smudge easily
  22. 22.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) B (b) 2B (c) 4B (d) 2H
  24. 24.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 4B
  25. 25.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) poster colour (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) oil pastels
  27. 27.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  29. 29.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  30. 30.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) do not smudge easily (b) bright, flat colour (c) grey lines for sketching (d) mixed with lots of water
  31. 31.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  32. 32.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) brown (b) big (c) blue (d) black
  33. 33.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) watercolour (b) pencil (c) poster colour (d) oil pastels
  34. 34.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) charcoal (b) pencil (c) poster colour (d) watercolour
  35. 35.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) pencil (d) watercolour
  37. 37.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 2H (b) 4H
  38. 38.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) bright, flat colour (b) do not smudge easily (c) soft, light washes (d) mixed with lots of water
  39. 39.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) soft, light washes (c) light first outlines (d) see-through colour
  40. 40.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) do not smudge easily (b) mixed with lots of water (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) bright, flat colour

Answer key

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

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