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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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