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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 205 · 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 palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  3. 3.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  6. 6.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  8. 8.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) easel
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) easel
  11. 11.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  13. 13.🖌️ 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
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) sponge (d) easel
  15. 15.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) sand
  16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  17. 17.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  22. 22.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
  23. 23.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  25. 25.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  26. 26.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  29. 29.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) easel (d) sharpener
  31. 31.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  33. 33.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  35. 35.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) sponge
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  39. 39.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat

Answer key

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

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