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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 373 · 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 masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) palette
  4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  5. 5.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) easel (d) palette
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  11. 11.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  14. 14.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  17. 17.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
  18. 18.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) easel (d) round brush
  20. 20.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  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 art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  24. 24.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  27. 27.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) hot oil
  29. 29.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  32. 32.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  34. 34.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) sponge
  40. 40.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

Answer key

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

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