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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 951 · 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) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  2. 2.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  7. 7.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) easel
  9. 9.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  12. 12.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) easel
  14. 14.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) easel (d) sharpener
  16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) palette
  18. 18.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  20. 20.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  21. 21.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
  23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  24. 24.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  25. 25.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  28. 28.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  29. 29.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  30. 30.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  31. 31.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  33. 33.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  38. 38.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) easel (d) flat brush

Answer key

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

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