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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 395 · 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.True or false: we use an easel for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  3. 3.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
  4. 4.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) easel
  6. 6.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  10. 10.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  15. 15.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) sponge
  17. 17.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  19. 19.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  20. 20.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  22. 22.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) water pot
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) palette (d) water pot
  28. 28.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
  31. 31.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  33. 33.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  36. 36.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) palette (d) sponge
  39. 39.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) glue
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles

Answer key

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

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