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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 677 · 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.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
  2. 2.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) masking tape
  4. 4.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) round brush (d) easel
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) palette
  8. 8.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  11. 11.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  12. 12.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  13. 13.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: we use an easel for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  16. 16.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) easel
  18. 18.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  20. 20.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
  21. 21.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) round brush (d) easel
  24. 24.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) hot oil
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  28. 28.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) palette
  31. 31.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  35. 35.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  37. 37.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  38. 38.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.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
  40. 40.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat

Answer key

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

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