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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 759 · 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: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  4. 4.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  8. 8.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) sand
  10. 10.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  12. 12.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  13. 13.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  18. 18.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) water pot (d) palette
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  22. 22.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  23. 23.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) round brush
  27. 27.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it 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) palette (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
  29. 29.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  31. 31.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  32. 32.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  34. 34.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
  35. 35.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) palette (d) flat brush
  37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  38. 38.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  39. 39.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water

Answer key

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

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