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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 388 · 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) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  2. 2.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  5. 5.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  8. 8.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) water pot
  10. 10.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) glue
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  13. 13.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
  16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  17. 17.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) water pot
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  20. 20.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  21. 21.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  22. 22.🖌️ 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
  23. 23.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  26. 26.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  28. 28.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) palette
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) palette
  33. 33.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  36. 36.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) palette (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water

Answer key

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

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