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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 170 · 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 brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  5. 5.🖌️ 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
  6. 6.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  7. 7.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  9. 9.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  11. 11.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) palette
  15. 15.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) water pot
  17. 17.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) water pot (d) palette
  19. 19.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  23. 23.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  25. 25.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  27. 27.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  28. 28.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  30. 30.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  36. 36.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) palette
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  39. 39.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  40. 40.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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