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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 578 · 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.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🖌️ Is leaving it in water 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) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  4. 4.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  6. 6.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  10. 10.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) round brush
  12. 12.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) water pot
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) water pot (d) sponge
  15. 15.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  18. 18.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  22. 22.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  24. 24.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  26. 26.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  27. 27.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  29. 29.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  30. 30.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  33. 33.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
  37. 37.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  38. 38.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  40. 40.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil

Answer key

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

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