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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 111 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (Clean, gentle, dry): Palette – mixing; water pot – rinsing; easel – holding the board; masking tape – holding paper flat; sponge – dabbing textures. Round brush – fine lines and details; flat brush – wide, straight strokes. Good care: rinse, wash with mild soap, reshape, dry bristles up. Bad: leaving it in water, dried paint, scrubbing, standing on its bristles.

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  1. 1.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) palette
  3. 3.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  4. 4.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) easel (c) sponge (d) round brush
  8. 8.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  9. 9.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) water pot
  12. 12.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) easel (d) flat brush
  14. 14.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) easel (d) sponge
  17. 17.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  20. 20.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  21. 21.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  24. 24.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  26. 26.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  28. 28.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
  30. 30.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  31. 31.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  34. 34.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  36. 36.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) flat brush
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) palette
  40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles

Answer key

  1. bad for the brush
  2. palette
  3. holding a board upright
  4. bristles up or flat
  5. washing with mild soap
  6. rinsing between colours
  7. easel
  8. bad for the brush
  9. True
  10. False
  11. flat brush
  12. good brush care
  13. sponge
  14. a small round brush
  15. leaving it in water
  16. masking tape
  17. False
  18. False
  19. bad for the brush
  20. bad for the brush
  21. True
  22. True
  23. holding paper flat
  24. False
  25. standing on its bristles
  26. True
  27. letting paint dry on it
  28. good brush care
  29. sharpener
  30. good brush care
  31. True
  32. dabbing soft textures
  33. washing with mild soap
  34. True
  35. leaving it in water
  36. False
  37. False
  38. water pot
  39. round brush
  40. rinsing between colours

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