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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 284 · 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 of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) round brush
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  5. 5.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) round brush (d) easel
  7. 7.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  8. 8.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  9. 9.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  12. 12.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  15. 15.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) easel
  18. 18.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  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.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  21. 21.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  22. 22.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  24. 24.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  25. 25.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  27. 27.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  28. 28.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) sand
  30. 30.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  32. 32.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) palette (d) sharpener
  36. 36.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  38. 38.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  40. 40.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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