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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 128 · 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) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  2. 2.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  5. 5.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) easel
  7. 7.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) palette (d) sharpener
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  10. 10.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  13. 13.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  16. 16.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  17. 17.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  20. 20.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  21. 21.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  25. 25.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  26. 26.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) easel (d) water pot
  28. 28.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  30. 30.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  31. 31.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) easel
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  34. 34.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  35. 35.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  36. 36.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  39. 39.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
  40. 40.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes

Answer key

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

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