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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 147 · 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) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) sharpener
  3. 3.🖌️ 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
  4. 4.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  9. 9.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  10. 10.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  12. 12.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  15. 15.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  17. 17.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  18. 18.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  20. 20.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  23. 23.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) palette (d) round brush
  25. 25.🖌️ 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
  26. 26.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) easel (d) round brush
  32. 32.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  36. 36.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  37. 37.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  39. 39.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up

Answer key

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

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