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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 993 · 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 sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  2. 2.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  4. 4.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) palette (d) round brush
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  7. 7.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) glue
  8. 8.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  9. 9.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  10. 10.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  13. 13.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
  14. 14.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) easel (d) flat brush
  17. 17.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  18. 18.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  20. 20.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  22. 22.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  23. 23.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  25. 25.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  26. 26.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  28. 28.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  32. 32.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  35. 35.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  36. 36.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) easel
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) easel

Answer key

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

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