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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 298 · 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) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  2. 2.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  3. 3.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) easel
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) palette
  6. 6.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  8. 8.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) easel
  11. 11.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  14. 14.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  15. 15.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  18. 18.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  24. 24.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  25. 25.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  26. 26.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  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.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  30. 30.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  37. 37.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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