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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 303 · 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.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) easel (d) sharpener
  4. 4.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  7. 7.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  8. 8.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) round brush
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) palette
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  12. 12.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  13. 13.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  15. 15.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  18. 18.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  19. 19.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  22. 22.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  25. 25.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🖌️ 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
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  28. 28.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  30. 30.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) easel
  33. 33.🖌️ 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
  34. 34.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  37. 37.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  39. 39.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it

Answer key

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

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