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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 530 · 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.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  3. 3.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  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 leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  10. 10.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  12. 12.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) water pot
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  15. 15.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  19. 19.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  23. 23.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) sand (c) glue (d) hot oil
  26. 26.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  28. 28.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  30. 30.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  31. 31.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  35. 35.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  40. 40.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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