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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 551 · 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) sponge (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) easel
  2. 2.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  5. 5.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
  6. 6.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
  7. 7.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  10. 10.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  11. 11.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  12. 12.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) easel
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) masking tape
  16. 16.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
  19. 19.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  20. 20.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  25. 25.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) round brush
  27. 27.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  28. 28.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  29. 29.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  32. 32.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  35. 35.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) easel (d) sponge
  37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  38. 38.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water

Answer key

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

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