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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 198 · 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 round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  2. 2.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) sand
  4. 4.🖌️ 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
  5. 5.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  12. 12.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  14. 14.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  15. 15.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  16. 16.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) easel
  18. 18.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
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  20. 20.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) palette
  23. 23.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) palette
  28. 28.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  30. 30.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
  31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  32. 32.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) palette
  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 water pot for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes

Answer key

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

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