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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 53 · 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 fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  2. 2.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  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 sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  6. 6.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  8. 8.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  10. 10.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
  12. 12.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  14. 14.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  16. 16.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  17. 17.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) palette
  20. 20.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  22. 22.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) masking tape
  24. 24.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) water pot
  26. 26.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  27. 27.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
  28. 28.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) sponge
  30. 30.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  35. 35.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  38. 38.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up

Answer key

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

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