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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 391 · 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 fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  2. 2.🖌️ 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
  3. 3.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  6. 6.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  8. 8.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  10. 10.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  12. 12.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  15. 15.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  17. 17.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  19. 19.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  22. 22.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  23. 23.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  27. 27.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  30. 30.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) palette
  32. 32.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  35. 35.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) round brush
  37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  38. 38.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) sand
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) sharpener
  40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it

Answer key

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

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