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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 840 · 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 brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  3. 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  4. 4.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  5. 5.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  6. 6.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  10. 10.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  12. 12.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) easel
  17. 17.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  19. 19.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  20. 20.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
  21. 21.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  23. 23.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
  26. 26.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  29. 29.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  33. 33.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  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.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) palette
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) easel

Answer key

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

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