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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 922 · 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.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) easel (d) masking tape
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) round brush (d) easel
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  9. 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  10. 10.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
  12. 12.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  18. 18.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  21. 21.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  22. 22.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  23. 23.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  26. 26.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) sand
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) easel
  28. 28.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  30. 30.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  31. 31.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) round brush
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  34. 34.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  37. 37.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  38. 38.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
  39. 39.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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