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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 213 · 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 dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  2. 2.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  4. 4.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) round brush
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) palette
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) palette
  8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  9. 9.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
  10. 10.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
  11. 11.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
  12. 12.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  14. 14.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  15. 15.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  17. 17.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
  20. 20.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  21. 21.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  22. 22.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  23. 23.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  24. 24.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  25. 25.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  26. 26.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  29. 29.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) glue
  31. 31.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  33. 33.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  36. 36.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) palette
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water

Answer key

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

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