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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 772 · 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 reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  4. 4.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) easel (d) palette
  7. 7.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
  9. 9.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  13. 13.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) water pot
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  17. 17.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  18. 18.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  19. 19.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) palette
  22. 22.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  24. 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  26. 26.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  28. 28.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  30. 30.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) easel (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  33. 33.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  34. 34.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
  35. 35.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  37. 37.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  39. 39.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) hot oil

Answer key

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

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