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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 633 · 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 an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  3. 3.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  4. 4.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  5. 5.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  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.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
  8. 8.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
  9. 9.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) easel (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) round brush (d) water pot
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  17. 17.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  22. 22.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  25. 25.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  27. 27.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  32. 32.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  33. 33.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) easel (d) palette
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  37. 37.🖌️ 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
  38. 38.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  40. 40.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures

Answer key

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

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