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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 215 · 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) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  2. 2.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  5. 5.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  7. 7.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) sponge
  9. 9.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  13. 13.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  18. 18.True or false: we use a sharpener for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  22. 22.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) water pot (d) round brush
  24. 24.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  27. 27.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  30. 30.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  32. 32.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick
  39. 39.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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