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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 943 · 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: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  3. 3.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  5. 5.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  7. 7.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  9. 9.🖌️ 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
  10. 10.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  13. 13.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  16. 16.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  18. 18.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  23. 23.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) sand
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) easel
  26. 26.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  29. 29.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  31. 31.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  32. 32.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  34. 34.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) easel
  37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  38. 38.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water

Answer key

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

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