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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 116 · 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 washing with mild soap 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 giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) palette (d) masking tape
  3. 3.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  5. 5.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  6. 6.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  9. 9.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  11. 11.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) water pot
  14. 14.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  16. 16.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  18. 18.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  19. 19.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  21. 21.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  25. 25.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  29. 29.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  32. 32.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  35. 35.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
  36. 36.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  38. 38.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. good brush care
  2. sharpener
  3. bad for the brush
  4. scrubbing hard on paper
  5. a small round brush
  6. wide, straight strokes
  7. leaving it in water
  8. palette
  9. water and mild soap
  10. scrubbing hard on paper
  11. True
  12. letting paint dry on it
  13. water pot
  14. True
  15. letting paint dry on it
  16. good brush care
  17. fine lines and details
  18. rinsing brushes
  19. True
  20. dabbing soft textures
  21. True
  22. False
  23. False
  24. flat brush
  25. False
  26. False
  27. False
  28. round brush
  29. holding a board upright
  30. standing on its bristles
  31. leaving it in water
  32. False
  33. False
  34. holding paper flat
  35. a wide flat brush
  36. False
  37. mixing colours
  38. False
  39. False
  40. False

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