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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 222 · 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 rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) palette (d) round brush
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  5. 5.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) palette
  12. 12.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  13. 13.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  15. 15.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) hot oil
  16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  18. 18.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  19. 19.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  20. 20.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  24. 24.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  26. 26.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  28. 28.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) sponge
  31. 31.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  32. 32.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  36. 36.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
  38. 38.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

Answer key

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

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