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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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