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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 143 · 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) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  4. 4.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  6. 6.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖌️ 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
  8. 8.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  9. 9.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) round brush
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
  14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  15. 15.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  16. 16.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  18. 18.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
  19. 19.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  21. 21.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  24. 24.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) water pot
  26. 26.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  27. 27.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  29. 29.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
  30. 30.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  31. 31.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  32. 32.🔍 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
  33. 33.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  34. 34.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) easel (d) water pot
  36. 36.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🖌️ 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
  38. 38.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap

Answer key

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

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