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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 786 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) palette (d) water pot
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) round brush (d) water pot
  4. 4.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  6. 6.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  7. 7.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  8. 8.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  9. 9.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  10. 10.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  13. 13.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
  14. 14.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  15. 15.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  17. 17.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  19. 19.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  21. 21.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  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.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) water pot
  28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) easel (d) water pot
  31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  33. 33.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  40. 40.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

Answer key

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

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