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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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