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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 690 · 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 holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) sharpener
  2. 2.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  4. 4.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  7. 7.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) water pot (d) easel
  9. 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  10. 10.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  11. 11.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  16. 16.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  19. 19.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🖌️ 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
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) palette
  23. 23.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  24. 24.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  25. 25.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  29. 29.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  31. 31.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  33. 33.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  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.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  39. 39.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  40. 40.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures

Answer key

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

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