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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 180 · 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.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  3. 3.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  5. 5.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  7. 7.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  8. 8.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) glue
  9. 9.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
  10. 10.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) palette
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) sponge (d) water pot
  14. 14.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  15. 15.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) sponge (d) water pot
  18. 18.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  22. 22.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) palette (d) easel
  24. 24.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  27. 27.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  29. 29.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
  32. 32.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) palette (d) sharpener
  36. 36.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  40. 40.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point

Answer key

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

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