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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 718 · 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) flat brush (b) easel (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  2. 2.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  4. 4.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) round brush
  6. 6.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  8. 8.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  11. 11.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  13. 13.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  18. 18.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) sand (c) glue (d) hot oil
  19. 19.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  21. 21.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
  22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  23. 23.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip 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) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) masking tape
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) round brush (d) water pot
  29. 29.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) easel (d) flat brush
  31. 31.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) easel
  33. 33.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  34. 34.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
  35. 35.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  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 art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) water pot (d) sponge
  38. 38.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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