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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 508 · 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 wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) easel
  2. 2.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) water pot
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) easel
  12. 12.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  15. 15.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  17. 17.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  19. 19.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  20. 20.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  21. 21.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  23. 23.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  27. 27.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  30. 30.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  31. 31.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  33. 33.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  35. 35.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  38. 38.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours

Answer key

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

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