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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 484 · 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 standing on its bristles 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) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) masking tape
  4. 4.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) easel (d) round brush
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  7. 7.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  8. 8.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  10. 10.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  14. 14.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
  15. 15.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  16. 16.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  18. 18.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  21. 21.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  23. 23.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  26. 26.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  28. 28.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  29. 29.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  32. 32.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  34. 34.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  37. 37.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  38. 38.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  39. 39.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat

Answer key

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

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