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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 99 · 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.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  3. 3.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  5. 5.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  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 of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  8. 8.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  10. 10.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  12. 12.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) sand (c) glue (d) hot oil
  13. 13.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  14. 14.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  17. 17.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  18. 18.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
  20. 20.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  21. 21.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a toothpick (d) a pencil
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) palette (d) round brush
  23. 23.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  24. 24.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  25. 25.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  27. 27.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) palette
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) sponge
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) palette (d) easel
  32. 32.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  34. 34.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  38. 38.🖌️ 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
  39. 39.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  40. 40.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat

Answer key

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

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