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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 979 · 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) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  2. 2.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
  3. 3.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
  5. 5.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  9. 9.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) round brush
  11. 11.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  13. 13.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) palette
  18. 18.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  19. 19.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  20. 20.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  21. 21.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  22. 22.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  23. 23.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  24. 24.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  26. 26.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) round brush (d) easel
  29. 29.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  31. 31.🔍 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
  32. 32.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  34. 34.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) sand
  38. 38.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  40. 40.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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