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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 354 · 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 palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  2. 2.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
  3. 3.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) palette (d) flat brush
  5. 5.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  7. 7.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  10. 10.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) palette (d) flat brush
  12. 12.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  13. 13.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  16. 16.True or false: we use an easel for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) palette (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  19. 19.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  22. 22.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) easel (d) palette
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  26. 26.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  29. 29.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  32. 32.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  33. 33.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
  34. 34.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  36. 36.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) sharpener

Answer key

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

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