1. What is the main advantage of pastels over oils, acrylics and watercolors?
They give you better lines
You don't have to wait for them to dry
The range of colors available
There isn't one

2. True or false: Dried acrylic can be lifted off a painting by rewetting?
True
False

3. What is a French Easel?
An easel made in France
An easel made for oversized landscape canvases
A type of easel first used by Vincent van Gogh
An easel that's a sketchbox, easel and canvas carrier all in one

4. True or False: If you want to retain copyright on one of your paintings you need to add a copyright symbol to it?
True
False

5. What is crosshatching?
A series of parallel lines overlaid with another series lying at 90 degrees
A series of lines lying next to each other
A series of circular, scribbled lines
Scribbles you make on a drawing when you get frustrated with it

Answers:

Q1. What is the main advantage of pastels over oils, acrylics and watercolors?
A1. You don't have to wait for them to dry

Q2. True or false: Dried acrylic can be lifted off a painting by rewetting?
A2. False

Q3. What is a french easel?
A3. An easel that's a sketchbox, easel and canvas carrier all in one

Q4. True or False: If you want to retain copyright on one of your paintings you need to add a copyright symbol to it?
A4. False

Q5. What is crosshatching?
A5. A series of parallel lines overlaid with another series lying at 90 degrees

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