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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 475 · 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 art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) round brush
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) water pot
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) water pot (d) easel
  5. 5.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  7. 7.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  8. 8.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  9. 9.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  12. 12.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
  14. 14.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  19. 19.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  20. 20.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap 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 water pot for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  25. 25.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  27. 27.🖌️ 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
  28. 28.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  30. 30.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  32. 32.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  35. 35.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) sand
  36. 36.🔍 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
  37. 37.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  39. 39.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip

Answer key

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

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