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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 882 · 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.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  2. 2.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  3. 3.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  8. 8.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  11. 11.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) palette (d) round brush
  15. 15.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  20. 20.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  21. 21.🖌️ 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
  22. 22.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  27. 27.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  30. 30.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
  33. 33.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  37. 37.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) palette
  39. 39.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) easel

Answer key

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

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