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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 409 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  2. 2.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  3. 3.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) round brush
  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 of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  7. 7.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  9. 9.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  11. 11.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) palette
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  15. 15.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  18. 18.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  20. 20.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  22. 22.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  25. 25.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
  26. 26.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  27. 27.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) easel
  29. 29.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  30. 30.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  31. 31.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) sand
  33. 33.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) easel (d) sharpener
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) round brush

Answer key

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

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