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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 954 · 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.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  3. 3.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
  4. 4.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  6. 6.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  9. 9.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  10. 10.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  12. 12.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) palette
  15. 15.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  18. 18.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  19. 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
  20. 20.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  22. 22.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  23. 23.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  25. 25.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🖌️ 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
  27. 27.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  28. 28.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  30. 30.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  32. 32.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
  33. 33.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  34. 34.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  38. 38.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) sponge

Answer key

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

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