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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 540 · 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 round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  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.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  6. 6.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) palette
  9. 9.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  10. 10.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  11. 11.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a toothpick (d) a pencil
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  15. 15.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  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.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  22. 22.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
  23. 23.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  24. 24.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  25. 25.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  28. 28.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  29. 29.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  30. 30.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  33. 33.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  37. 37.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  40. 40.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

Answer key

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

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