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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 874 · 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 wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) easel
  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.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  4. 4.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  8. 8.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  9. 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  11. 11.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  15. 15.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  16. 16.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  20. 20.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  21. 21.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) palette (d) easel
  23. 23.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  24. 24.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  29. 29.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  32. 32.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) glue
  35. 35.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  36. 36.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  38. 38.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: we use a sharpener for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water

Answer key

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

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