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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 972 · 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 art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  2. 2.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  4. 4.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  5. 5.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  6. 6.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.🖌️ 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
  8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  9. 9.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) glue
  12. 12.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) easel
  15. 15.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  16. 16.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) palette
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  20. 20.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  21. 21.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.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
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) palette
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) palette (d) round brush
  25. 25.🖌️ 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
  26. 26.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  28. 28.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) water pot
  30. 30.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  31. 31.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  33. 33.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🖌️ 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
  35. 35.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  39. 39.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
  40. 40.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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