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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 329 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  3. 3.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
  4. 4.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) round brush
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  7. 7.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  9. 9.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) round brush
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  12. 12.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) round brush
  15. 15.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  19. 19.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  23. 23.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  26. 26.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  27. 27.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  28. 28.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
  30. 30.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  33. 33.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  37. 37.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  38. 38.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  39. 39.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) palette

Answer key

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

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