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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 347 · 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) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  2. 2.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) round brush
  4. 4.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  8. 8.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  9. 9.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  11. 11.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  14. 14.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) palette
  16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  17. 17.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  19. 19.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  20. 20.🖌️ 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
  21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  24. 24.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  26. 26.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
  28. 28.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) glue
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  30. 30.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  34. 34.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  35. 35.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  36. 36.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  39. 39.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  40. 40.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures

Answer key

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

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