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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 857 · 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 art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) round brush
  2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  3. 3.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) palette
  6. 6.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) sand
  7. 7.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  8. 8.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  10. 10.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  12. 12.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) palette
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) sharpener
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  19. 19.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  21. 21.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  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 sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  25. 25.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  28. 28.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  29. 29.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  32. 32.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
  34. 34.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  36. 36.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  38. 38.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
  40. 40.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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