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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 296 · 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 standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  4. 4.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  7. 7.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  8. 8.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  9. 9.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
  11. 11.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  13. 13.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  16. 16.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  17. 17.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) palette (d) sharpener
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  20. 20.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  23. 23.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  25. 25.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  27. 27.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  28. 28.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
  29. 29.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  31. 31.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  32. 32.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  37. 37.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) round brush
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap

Answer key

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

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