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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 527 · 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) water pot (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  3. 3.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  4. 4.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
  6. 6.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
  7. 7.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  8. 8.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  11. 11.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  13. 13.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  16. 16.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  18. 18.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) easel
  20. 20.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  21. 21.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  22. 22.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  23. 23.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  25. 25.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  30. 30.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  34. 34.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  35. 35.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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