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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 493 · 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 brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  2. 2.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  4. 4.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  5. 5.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  6. 6.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  7. 7.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  8. 8.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  10. 10.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  16. 16.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  19. 19.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  20. 20.True or false: we use an easel for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) sand
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) palette
  23. 23.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  24. 24.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  28. 28.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) palette
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  31. 31.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  34. 34.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  37. 37.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  39. 39.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) easel

Answer key

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

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