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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 777 · 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.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) easel
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) easel (d) water pot
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) palette
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  7. 7.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  8. 8.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🖌️ 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
  12. 12.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  13. 13.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  15. 15.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  18. 18.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  21. 21.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) easel
  23. 23.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  25. 25.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  26. 26.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  29. 29.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  31. 31.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  35. 35.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  36. 36.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  37. 37.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  39. 39.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  40. 40.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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