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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 121 · 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.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  2. 2.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  4. 4.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  5. 5.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) palette
  12. 12.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
  13. 13.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  17. 17.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  18. 18.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  20. 20.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  21. 21.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  22. 22.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  24. 24.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  25. 25.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  26. 26.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  28. 28.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  30. 30.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  32. 32.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  36. 36.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  40. 40.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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