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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 988 · 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 brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  2. 2.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) easel
  4. 4.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) easel (d) sharpener
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) palette (d) sharpener
  9. 9.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
  10. 10.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  15. 15.🖌️ 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
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  18. 18.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) palette
  21. 21.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  22. 22.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  24. 24.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  25. 25.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  30. 30.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip 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 rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) round brush (d) palette
  34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  37. 37.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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