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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 955 · 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 rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) water pot
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) palette (d) round brush
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  5. 5.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  6. 6.🖌️ 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
  7. 7.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  9. 9.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  10. 10.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  12. 12.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  14. 14.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  15. 15.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) palette
  19. 19.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  20. 20.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  21. 21.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  23. 23.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  25. 25.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  27. 27.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  29. 29.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) glue
  30. 30.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  32. 32.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  35. 35.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  38. 38.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) easel

Answer key

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

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