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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 239 · 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 round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) palette
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  7. 7.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  9. 9.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: we use a sharpener for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  14. 14.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  16. 16.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) hot oil
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) easel
  18. 18.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  20. 20.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  21. 21.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  22. 22.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  24. 24.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  27. 27.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  29. 29.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  30. 30.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  32. 32.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  34. 34.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  35. 35.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  36. 36.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  39. 39.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) flat brush

Answer key

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

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