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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 861 · 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.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  4. 4.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  5. 5.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  7. 7.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  10. 10.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  11. 11.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) palette
  14. 14.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🖌️ 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
  16. 16.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
  17. 17.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) palette (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  22. 22.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  23. 23.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) sand
  26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  27. 27.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  30. 30.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) water pot
  33. 33.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) palette
  37. 37.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  39. 39.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water

Answer key

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

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