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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 634 · 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: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  4. 4.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  6. 6.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) easel
  8. 8.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  9. 9.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) glue
  11. 11.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  12. 12.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  17. 17.🔍 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
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) sponge (d) palette
  19. 19.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  24. 24.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  26. 26.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  28. 28.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) palette (d) flat brush
  33. 33.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  35. 35.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  36. 36.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) easel
  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.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush

Answer key

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

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