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Art Materials & Techniques

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these represents art 'media'?

a)

LUX

b)

Oil pastels

c)

Caravaggio

d)

Scumbling

2.

Soft, pointed brushes are best suited to which medium?

a)

acrylic paint

b)

watercolour paint

c)

Indian ink

d)

oil paint

3.

Stiff bristle, flat chisel-tipped brushes are best suited to which medium?

a)

oil paint

b)

watercolour paint

c)

gouache paint

d)

acrylic paint

4.

This material appears to be ?

a)

coloured pencils

b)

gouache

c)

oil pastels

d)

crayons

5.

This material appears to be ?

a)

Chalk conte

b)

Compressed charcoal

c)

Willow stick charcoal

d)

Squid ink sticks

6.

Which of the following is a 'Technique'?

a)

Scraffito

b)

Sculpture

c)

Impasto

d)

Canvas

7.

What type of artist might use a 'Darkroom'?

a)

Printmaker

b)

Painter

c)

Sculptor

d)

Photographer

8.

Which of the following are examples of 'Art Forms' ?

a)

Collage

b)

Lino Block Printmaking

c)

Tungsten Lighting

d)

Gallery

9.

This is an example of ?

a)

A drawing

b)

A sculpture

c)

A painting

d)

A photograph

10.

Which of the following is NOT an artist?

a)

Hirst

b)

Silkscreen

c)

Turner

d)

Raphael

11.

These appear to be ?

a)

Blending stubs

b)

Progresso pencils

c)

2B pencils

d)

Charcoal pencils

12.

The 'B' on a pencil stands for ?

a)

Black

b)

Bold

c)

Beautiful

d)

Brittle

13.

What is the 'lead' in a 4B drawing pencil actually made of ?

a)

Charcoal powder

b)

Graphite powder

c)

Clay

d)

Lead powder

14.

Which of the following is NOT an example of techniques used for making marks with pencils?

a)

Stippling

b)

Cross-hatching

c)

Blending

d)

Composing

15.

What does the 'H' on a graphite pencil stand for ?

a)

Horrible

b)

Hard

c)

Human

d)

Hong Kong

16.

What does a a Conte contain to make it different to a Chalk Pastel ?

a)

Gum binder and grease

b)

Linseed oil

c)

Gum Arabic

d)

Wax

17.

Which material 'sticks' to the paper better; Chalk or Oil pastel

a)

Chalk pastel

b)

Oil Pastel

18.

What could you use to blend Chalk Pastel?

a)

Turpentine

b)

Your finger

c)

A blending stub

d)

Gum Arabic

19.

How do you blend Oil Pastels ?

a)

You cannot

b)

With a solvent

c)

With water

d)

With milk

20.

Do marker pens contain toluene and xylene ?

a)

Yes

b)

No

21.

What material are the cheapest canvases likely to be made of ?

a)

Flax

b)

Wool

c)

Cotton

d)

Papyrus