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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 250 · 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) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  2. 2.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) round brush
  4. 4.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  5. 5.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  6. 6.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖌️ 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
  8. 8.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  9. 9.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  11. 11.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  15. 15.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  17. 17.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  20. 20.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  22. 22.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  24. 24.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  26. 26.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  27. 27.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) palette (d) flat brush
  29. 29.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  30. 30.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  31. 31.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  34. 34.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  35. 35.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  38. 38.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) sponge (d) round brush
  40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip

Answer key

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

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