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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 236 · 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) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  2. 2.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) palette
  6. 6.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  7. 7.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
  8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  9. 9.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  10. 10.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  12. 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  14. 14.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
  15. 15.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) easel (d) flat brush
  19. 19.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  21. 21.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  23. 23.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  26. 26.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  30. 30.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) flat brush
  32. 32.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  35. 35.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  40. 40.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

Answer key

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

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