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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 556 · 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 paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  2. 2.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) easel (d) water pot
  4. 4.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) round brush (d) easel
  7. 7.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  11. 11.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
  12. 12.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  14. 14.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
  15. 15.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  18. 18.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) round brush
  20. 20.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  23. 23.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  24. 24.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) round brush (d) water pot
  27. 27.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  28. 28.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  30. 30.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) easel (d) sharpener
  35. 35.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  36. 36.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  39. 39.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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