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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 233 · 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) sharpener (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) easel
  2. 2.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  4. 4.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  5. 5.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) easel (d) round brush
  7. 7.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  9. 9.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  10. 10.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  12. 12.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  17. 17.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  19. 19.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  21. 21.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  22. 22.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  26. 26.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  32. 32.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) round brush
  34. 34.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) water pot
  36. 36.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  38. 38.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  39. 39.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) sponge

Answer key

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

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