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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 640 · 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.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  4. 4.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  6. 6.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  7. 7.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  8. 8.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) palette
  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 is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  15. 15.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  18. 18.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  20. 20.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  22. 22.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) glue
  23. 23.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  27. 27.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  31. 31.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  36. 36.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  39. 39.🖌️ 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
  40. 40.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details

Answer key

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

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