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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 702 · 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 brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
  2. 2.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  5. 5.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  6. 6.🔍 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
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) sponge
  10. 10.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  11. 11.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  13. 13.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  15. 15.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) palette (d) masking tape
  21. 21.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  22. 22.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  23. 23.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) easel (d) flat brush
  25. 25.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  26. 26.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  28. 28.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  35. 35.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) water pot
  37. 37.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  40. 40.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point

Answer key

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

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