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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 310 · 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 art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  2. 2.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  3. 3.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  5. 5.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
  6. 6.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  8. 8.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  9. 9.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  11. 11.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  13. 13.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  15. 15.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  17. 17.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  20. 20.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  21. 21.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  24. 24.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
  25. 25.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  27. 27.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  28. 28.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  30. 30.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  31. 31.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) palette
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  36. 36.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) water pot

Answer key

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

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