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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 187 · 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) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  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.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
  5. 5.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  7. 7.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) water pot (d) sponge
  9. 9.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  13. 13.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  15. 15.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  16. 16.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  17. 17.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🖌️ 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
  19. 19.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  21. 21.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  24. 24.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) easel (d) sponge
  28. 28.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) flat brush
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) palette
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  33. 33.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  36. 36.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  40. 40.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point

Answer key

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

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