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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 960 · 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: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  5. 5.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  6. 6.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) masking tape
  8. 8.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
  11. 11.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  12. 12.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  13. 13.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) easel
  15. 15.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  17. 17.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  19. 19.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  23. 23.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  26. 26.🖌️ 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
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  28. 28.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
  29. 29.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  31. 31.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) palette (d) water pot
  33. 33.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  35. 35.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  36. 36.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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