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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 231 · 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.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  7. 7.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick
  9. 9.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
  10. 10.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  12. 12.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  13. 13.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  15. 15.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  17. 17.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  19. 19.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  21. 21.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  23. 23.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  24. 24.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  27. 27.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) easel
  30. 30.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  31. 31.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  33. 33.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  36. 36.🖌️ 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
  37. 37.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) palette
  40. 40.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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