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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 101 · 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 of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  2. 2.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  4. 4.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  5. 5.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  7. 7.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
  8. 8.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  11. 11.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  12. 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) palette (d) sponge
  15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  16. 16.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) palette
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) palette
  19. 19.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  21. 21.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  24. 24.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  25. 25.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  27. 27.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  29. 29.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  30. 30.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  33. 33.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) palette (d) round brush
  36. 36.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  38. 38.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  40. 40.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

Answer key

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

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