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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 119 · 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.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  2. 2.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
  3. 3.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) easel
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  7. 7.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) sponge
  9. 9.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  10. 10.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  12. 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  15. 15.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  16. 16.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
  17. 17.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
  18. 18.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  24. 24.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) easel
  26. 26.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  28. 28.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  30. 30.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  33. 33.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  38. 38.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  39. 39.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles

Answer key

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

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