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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 350 · 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 an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  3. 3.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  4. 4.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  5. 5.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  9. 9.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  10. 10.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) sharpener
  14. 14.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  15. 15.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  16. 16.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  20. 20.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  22. 22.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  23. 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  24. 24.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  25. 25.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: we use an easel for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  29. 29.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  31. 31.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  33. 33.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  37. 37.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
  38. 38.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  40. 40.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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