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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 225 · 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 wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) flat brush
  2. 2.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  4. 4.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  5. 5.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) sand
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) water pot
  7. 7.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  11. 11.🖌️ 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
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  13. 13.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  14. 14.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  15. 15.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  19. 19.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  20. 20.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) sharpener
  24. 24.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖌️ 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
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  27. 27.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) palette (d) flat brush
  29. 29.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  31. 31.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  33. 33.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  35. 35.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
  37. 37.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  38. 38.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) water pot (d) sharpener

Answer key

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

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