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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 522 · 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 water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  2. 2.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  6. 6.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  7. 7.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) sponge
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  10. 10.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  14. 14.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) round brush
  16. 16.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  17. 17.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: we use a sharpener for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  21. 21.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
  23. 23.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
  25. 25.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) palette (d) easel
  28. 28.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  31. 31.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) easel (d) masking tape
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) round 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: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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