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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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