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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 82 · 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 water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  2. 2.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  3. 3.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) hot oil
  4. 4.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  7. 7.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  9. 9.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  10. 10.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  12. 12.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) water pot (d) palette
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  15. 15.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  16. 16.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a pencil
  18. 18.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  20. 20.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) easel
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  24. 24.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  26. 26.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  29. 29.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  32. 32.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) palette (d) sharpener
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) sponge

Answer key

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

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