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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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