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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 199 · 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: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  3. 3.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  4. 4.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  5. 5.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  6. 6.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  8. 8.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
  11. 11.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  13. 13.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) sand (c) hot oil (d) glue
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  16. 16.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  18. 18.🖌️ 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
  19. 19.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) sponge
  21. 21.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  22. 22.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) palette
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  28. 28.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  32. 32.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  36. 36.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
  38. 38.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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