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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 632 · 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 palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  3. 3.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  5. 5.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  6. 6.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) palette (d) sponge
  11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  12. 12.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  13. 13.🖌️ 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
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) palette
  15. 15.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  16. 16.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  19. 19.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  23. 23.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  27. 27.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  30. 30.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) easel (d) flat brush
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  33. 33.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  35. 35.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  40. 40.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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