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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 220 · 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) masking tape (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) palette
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  3. 3.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  4. 4.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) easel
  7. 7.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  10. 10.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  11. 11.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) sand
  13. 13.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  14. 14.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  18. 18.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  20. 20.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  22. 22.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  23. 23.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) sponge (d) palette
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) round brush (d) easel
  26. 26.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  27. 27.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  28. 28.🖌️ 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
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) palette
  30. 30.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  31. 31.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  33. 33.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🖌️ 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
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  37. 37.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  40. 40.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller

Answer key

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

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