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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 807 · 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.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  4. 4.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  6. 6.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  7. 7.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) round brush (d) water pot
  11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  14. 14.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  18. 18.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  20. 20.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  22. 22.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) sponge
  24. 24.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  27. 27.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  28. 28.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  29. 29.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  31. 31.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
  33. 33.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  35. 35.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  37. 37.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick
  38. 38.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) easel (d) masking tape
  40. 40.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush

Answer key

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

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