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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 760 · 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) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) palette
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) palette
  4. 4.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) water pot
  6. 6.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  8. 8.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  10. 10.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  13. 13.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) easel
  15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a pencil
  16. 16.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  18. 18.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  19. 19.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  22. 22.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  23. 23.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  27. 27.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  28. 28.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
  29. 29.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) sponge
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) easel
  33. 33.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  37. 37.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  39. 39.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  40. 40.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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