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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 289 · 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.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) sponge
  3. 3.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) easel (d) sponge
  6. 6.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  7. 7.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) palette (d) sponge
  10. 10.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  11. 11.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  12. 12.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  13. 13.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  15. 15.🔍 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
  16. 16.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  17. 17.🔍 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
  18. 18.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) round brush
  20. 20.🖌️ 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
  21. 21.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) easel
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  25. 25.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  28. 28.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  29. 29.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  31. 31.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
  32. 32.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
  33. 33.🖌️ Is leaving it in water 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) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  37. 37.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it

Answer key

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

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