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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 593 · 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) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) palette (d) sponge
  3. 3.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  4. 4.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  9. 9.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) round brush (d) water pot
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  13. 13.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  15. 15.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) palette
  17. 17.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  18. 18.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  19. 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
  20. 20.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  21. 21.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  22. 22.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  24. 24.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  25. 25.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  28. 28.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  29. 29.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  33. 33.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  35. 35.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) easel
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  38. 38.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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