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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 588 · 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.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) palette
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  4. 4.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  5. 5.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  6. 6.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  9. 9.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush
  15. 15.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  19. 19.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  20. 20.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) sand
  22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  26. 26.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
  28. 28.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) palette
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  33. 33.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  34. 34.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  36. 36.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper

Answer key

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

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