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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 191 · 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 art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  2. 2.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  6. 6.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  7. 7.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  9. 9.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  11. 11.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  13. 13.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  14. 14.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  15. 15.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  17. 17.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  22. 22.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  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.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  29. 29.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  31. 31.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  33. 33.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  34. 34.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  35. 35.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) hot oil
  36. 36.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
  37. 37.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  39. 39.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) round brush (d) sharpener

Answer key

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

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