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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 775 · 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 rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) water pot (d) easel
  3. 3.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  4. 4.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  7. 7.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
  9. 9.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  11. 11.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  13. 13.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  17. 17.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  19. 19.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  21. 21.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  22. 22.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  23. 23.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) palette
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  26. 26.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  29. 29.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  31. 31.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  32. 32.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  35. 35.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) palette
  38. 38.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  40. 40.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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