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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 370 · 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 you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) glue
  2. 2.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  4. 4.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  9. 9.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  11. 11.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  13. 13.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  14. 14.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  15. 15.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  17. 17.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  18. 18.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  20. 20.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  22. 22.🖌️ 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
  23. 23.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  26. 26.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) palette
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) palette
  29. 29.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  31. 31.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  34. 34.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  36. 36.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) water pot (d) sharpener

Answer key

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

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