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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 706 · 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) easel (b) round brush (c) palette (d) masking tape
  2. 2.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) water pot
  7. 7.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  9. 9.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  12. 12.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  14. 14.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  16. 16.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  18. 18.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
  19. 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
  20. 20.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  21. 21.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  22. 22.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  24. 24.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  27. 27.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  29. 29.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) round brush (d) water pot
  32. 32.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  37. 37.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  39. 39.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details

Answer key

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

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