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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 964 · 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 water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  2. 2.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  4. 4.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  5. 5.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) sponge
  7. 7.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) easel (d) sharpener
  12. 12.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  14. 14.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  15. 15.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
  16. 16.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  18. 18.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  20. 20.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  24. 24.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  25. 25.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  27. 27.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  28. 28.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
  29. 29.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  30. 30.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  33. 33.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  35. 35.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  37. 37.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip

Answer key

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

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