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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 340 · 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: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  5. 5.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  7. 7.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) easel (d) masking tape
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  11. 11.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  12. 12.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) easel (d) palette
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  16. 16.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  18. 18.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) palette
  21. 21.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  23. 23.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  24. 24.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  25. 25.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  30. 30.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours 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 mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) palette
  33. 33.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  35. 35.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  36. 36.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  38. 38.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours

Answer key

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

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