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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 731 · 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 good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  2. 2.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  4. 4.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  5. 5.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  6. 6.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) easel (d) palette
  8. 8.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  10. 10.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  11. 11.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  12. 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  13. 13.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick
  14. 14.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  16. 16.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  20. 20.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) palette (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  28. 28.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  31. 31.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  39. 39.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up

Answer key

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

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