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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 663 · 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 giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  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: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  5. 5.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  6. 6.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  8. 8.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  10. 10.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  12. 12.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) palette
  14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  16. 16.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) palette
  19. 19.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  20. 20.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  22. 22.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) sponge
  24. 24.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  27. 27.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  31. 31.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  32. 32.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) easel
  34. 34.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  35. 35.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) sand
  36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  37. 37.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
  39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water

Answer key

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

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