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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 468 · 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.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  2. 2.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  5. 5.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) easel
  7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  10. 10.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  12. 12.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  13. 13.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
  14. 14.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  17. 17.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  19. 19.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  20. 20.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  22. 22.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  23. 23.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  24. 24.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  29. 29.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  33. 33.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) palette (d) water pot
  37. 37.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) masking tape

Answer key

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

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