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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 977 · 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 fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) round brush
  2. 2.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  4. 4.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  6. 6.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  9. 9.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  12. 12.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  13. 13.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  17. 17.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  19. 19.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  20. 20.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  21. 21.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  24. 24.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) easel
  27. 27.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  30. 30.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) easel
  32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  34. 34.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush
  35. 35.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  39. 39.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

Answer key

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

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