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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 138 · 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 letting paint dry on it 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 mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) palette
  3. 3.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  6. 6.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  8. 8.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  9. 9.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) sand (d) hot oil
  10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  14. 14.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  19. 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick
  20. 20.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) palette (d) water pot
  22. 22.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) palette (d) round brush
  24. 24.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  29. 29.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  30. 30.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  32. 32.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) easel (d) water pot
  34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  35. 35.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
  36. 36.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) palette (d) sponge
  40. 40.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours

Answer key

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

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