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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 714 · 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 of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  2. 2.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  4. 4.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  5. 5.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) palette
  7. 7.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  9. 9.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
  10. 10.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) easel
  12. 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  14. 14.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  17. 17.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  22. 22.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  24. 24.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  25. 25.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  26. 26.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  30. 30.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  32. 32.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) palette (d) flat brush
  35. 35.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  36. 36.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) masking tape
  38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  39. 39.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details

Answer key

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

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