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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 662 · 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 a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
  4. 4.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) sponge (d) easel
  8. 8.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  10. 10.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  11. 11.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  16. 16.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  18. 18.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  20. 20.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) water pot
  24. 24.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) water pot (d) round brush
  26. 26.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  28. 28.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  29. 29.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  32. 32.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  33. 33.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  34. 34.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  37. 37.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  38. 38.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles

Answer key

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

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