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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 930 · 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.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  4. 4.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) easel (d) flat brush
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  7. 7.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) palette (d) water pot
  9. 9.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) round brush (d) palette
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  14. 14.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  17. 17.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  20. 20.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  22. 22.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  24. 24.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  27. 27.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  31. 31.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  32. 32.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) palette (d) water pot
  35. 35.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  38. 38.🖌️ 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
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours

Answer key

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

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