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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 109 · 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: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  3. 3.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  5. 5.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) sponge
  8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) easel
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  11. 11.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) easel
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) easel
  14. 14.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  15. 15.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  16. 16.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  21. 21.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  22. 22.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  23. 23.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  24. 24.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  26. 26.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  30. 30.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  32. 32.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  33. 33.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) palette
  36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  37. 37.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  38. 38.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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