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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 704 · 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 sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  4. 4.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  6. 6.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  10. 10.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  12. 12.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  14. 14.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) palette (d) sharpener
  20. 20.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) palette
  23. 23.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  24. 24.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  27. 27.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) palette
  29. 29.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  32. 32.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) hot oil
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  36. 36.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a pencil
  37. 37.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
  38. 38.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  39. 39.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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