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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 887 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  2. 2.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush
  6. 6.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  9. 9.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  10. 10.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) sand
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) sharpener
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  14. 14.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  16. 16.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  18. 18.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  20. 20.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  21. 21.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  23. 23.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) round brush
  26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  27. 27.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  29. 29.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  30. 30.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) masking tape
  33. 33.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
  37. 37.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  40. 40.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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