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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 753 · 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.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) easel
  4. 4.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) water pot
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) sponge
  7. 7.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  8. 8.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  11. 11.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  12. 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  13. 13.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  15. 15.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) sand
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  21. 21.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  24. 24.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  26. 26.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  28. 28.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  30. 30.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  31. 31.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  32. 32.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  36. 36.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  37. 37.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  40. 40.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes

Answer key

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

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