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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 671 · 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: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  6. 6.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
  8. 8.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  11. 11.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  12. 12.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  14. 14.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  15. 15.🔍 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
  16. 16.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) round brush (d) easel
  19. 19.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) palette
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  22. 22.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  23. 23.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  24. 24.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  27. 27.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  32. 32.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  34. 34.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  37. 37.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) sponge
  40. 40.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes

Answer key

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

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