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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 433 · 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 of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) round brush (d) easel
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  5. 5.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  8. 8.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  10. 10.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  11. 11.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  14. 14.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) hot oil
  15. 15.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  17. 17.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  20. 20.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  21. 21.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
  22. 22.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  23. 23.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  25. 25.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) water pot
  29. 29.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  30. 30.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  32. 32.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) palette (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  34. 34.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  35. 35.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  37. 37.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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