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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 243 · 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) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  2. 2.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
  3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  6. 6.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  8. 8.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
  9. 9.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  14. 14.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  15. 15.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  19. 19.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  20. 20.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  22. 22.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  26. 26.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  29. 29.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  31. 31.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  32. 32.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) round brush
  34. 34.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  36. 36.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  38. 38.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) easel
  40. 40.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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