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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 217 · 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.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) palette
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  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) mixing colours
  4. 4.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  5. 5.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  6. 6.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  8. 8.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  13. 13.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  16. 16.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  18. 18.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  19. 19.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  20. 20.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  21. 21.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  25. 25.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  27. 27.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  28. 28.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) easel
  30. 30.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) easel
  34. 34.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  37. 37.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  40. 40.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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