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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 829 · 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.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  3. 3.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  7. 7.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  8. 8.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) round brush
  11. 11.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) water pot
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) easel
  15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  16. 16.True or false: standing on its bristles 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 wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  18. 18.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  21. 21.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  23. 23.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) palette
  25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  26. 26.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) water pot
  28. 28.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  30. 30.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  34. 34.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  37. 37.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  40. 40.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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