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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 234 · 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) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  2. 2.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) easel
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  6. 6.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
  8. 8.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
  10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  11. 11.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  13. 13.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) water pot
  15. 15.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  16. 16.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  17. 17.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) water pot
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  20. 20.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  21. 21.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  23. 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  24. 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  25. 25.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
  26. 26.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  28. 28.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  31. 31.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  32. 32.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  33. 33.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) palette
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  38. 38.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  40. 40.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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