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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 134 · 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 reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) easel (d) sponge
  5. 5.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  6. 6.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  10. 10.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  11. 11.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  12. 12.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  14. 14.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
  15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  17. 17.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) sponge
  20. 20.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  21. 21.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  23. 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  25. 25.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  26. 26.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  29. 29.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  31. 31.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  34. 34.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) water pot

Answer key

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

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