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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 75 · 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.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) sponge
  4. 4.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  7. 7.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  9. 9.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  12. 12.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) easel (d) sharpener
  15. 15.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  16. 16.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  17. 17.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  20. 20.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  22. 22.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  24. 24.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  26. 26.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  27. 27.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  29. 29.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) palette (d) water pot
  32. 32.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) palette (d) masking tape
  35. 35.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip

Answer key

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

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