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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 884 · 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 a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  3. 3.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  7. 7.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  11. 11.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  13. 13.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  14. 14.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  17. 17.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  19. 19.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  20. 20.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) palette
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) palette
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) sponge
  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 rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  30. 30.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) palette (d) easel
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) easel
  34. 34.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  38. 38.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it

Answer key

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

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