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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 555 · 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 flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) round brush (d) easel
  3. 3.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  4. 4.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  9. 9.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) round brush
  12. 12.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  14. 14.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  18. 18.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
  19. 19.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  22. 22.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
  23. 23.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  25. 25.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) easel (d) water pot
  29. 29.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) flat brush
  32. 32.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  34. 34.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  38. 38.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  39. 39.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  40. 40.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point

Answer key

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

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