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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 363 · 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 art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) easel (d) round brush
  2. 2.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  3. 3.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  5. 5.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  6. 6.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  9. 9.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  12. 12.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  14. 14.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  15. 15.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  16. 16.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  18. 18.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  20. 20.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  22. 22.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  24. 24.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  26. 26.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  28. 28.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) easel
  30. 30.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  31. 31.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🖌️ 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
  33. 33.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  36. 36.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

Answer key

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

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