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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 214 · 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 wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) palette (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  2. 2.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  5. 5.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  8. 8.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  10. 10.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  11. 11.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  12. 12.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) easel
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  20. 20.🔍 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
  21. 21.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  23. 23.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  28. 28.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  30. 30.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  32. 32.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  35. 35.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  36. 36.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  38. 38.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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