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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 290 · 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) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  2. 2.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) palette
  4. 4.🖌️ 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
  5. 5.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  6. 6.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  8. 8.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) sponge
  10. 10.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) round brush
  13. 13.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🖌️ 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
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  16. 16.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  17. 17.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) sand (c) glue (d) hot oil
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  21. 21.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) palette
  23. 23.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) palette
  26. 26.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
  27. 27.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  29. 29.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  32. 32.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  33. 33.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it

Answer key

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

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