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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 102 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  3. 3.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  8. 8.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  9. 9.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  12. 12.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  15. 15.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  17. 17.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) sponge
  20. 20.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  22. 22.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  26. 26.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  28. 28.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  30. 30.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  31. 31.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) palette
  33. 33.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  35. 35.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  37. 37.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  39. 39.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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