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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 612 · 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) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  2. 2.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) easel (d) flat brush
  5. 5.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  7. 7.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  9. 9.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  11. 11.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  13. 13.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) easel
  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.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  18. 18.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  20. 20.True or false: we use an easel for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) easel
  24. 24.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  25. 25.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  27. 27.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) palette
  29. 29.🖌️ 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
  30. 30.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  31. 31.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) glue
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  37. 37.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  39. 39.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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