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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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