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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 561 · 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 masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  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 of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  4. 4.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  5. 5.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  9. 9.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  12. 12.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  14. 14.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) easel
  18. 18.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles 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 holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) easel
  20. 20.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
  21. 21.🖌️ 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
  22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  24. 24.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  28. 28.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  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: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  37. 37.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller

Answer key

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

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