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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 648 · 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 art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) palette (c) sponge (d) water pot
  2. 2.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  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.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  8. 8.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  9. 9.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  10. 10.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  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) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) water pot
  14. 14.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) palette
  18. 18.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  21. 21.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
  23. 23.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
  26. 26.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  29. 29.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  30. 30.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  35. 35.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) palette (d) easel
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  39. 39.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details

Answer key

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

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