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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 460 · 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.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  3. 3.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  5. 5.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  9. 9.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) sand
  11. 11.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
  12. 12.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  20. 20.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  21. 21.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  22. 22.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) easel
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) easel
  27. 27.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  29. 29.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  35. 35.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  37. 37.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  38. 38.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  39. 39.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) palette (d) water pot

Answer key

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

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