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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 751 · 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 washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  4. 4.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  5. 5.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) sand (d) hot oil
  6. 6.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  7. 7.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
  8. 8.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  9. 9.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  11. 11.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
  13. 13.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  15. 15.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) palette (c) sponge (d) round brush
  21. 21.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  26. 26.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  27. 27.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) palette
  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.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  35. 35.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  39. 39.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes

Answer key

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

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