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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 161 · 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 flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  2. 2.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) palette
  5. 5.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  8. 8.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  9. 9.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) easel (d) sponge
  11. 11.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
  12. 12.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  13. 13.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
  14. 14.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  16. 16.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  17. 17.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  22. 22.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  24. 24.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  26. 26.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  28. 28.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  31. 31.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  34. 34.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  40. 40.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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