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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 554 · 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 water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  3. 3.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  4. 4.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
  6. 6.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  10. 10.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  11. 11.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) palette
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  14. 14.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
  15. 15.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
  16. 16.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  18. 18.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  20. 20.🔍 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
  21. 21.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  23. 23.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  28. 28.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) palette
  30. 30.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  33. 33.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) sponge (d) palette
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  38. 38.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  39. 39.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

Answer key

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

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