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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 306 · 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 of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  2. 2.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  6. 6.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  7. 7.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  8. 8.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  9. 9.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  11. 11.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) palette (d) sponge
  13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  14. 14.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
  15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  16. 16.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) round brush
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  21. 21.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  24. 24.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  25. 25.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
  26. 26.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) sponge
  29. 29.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  31. 31.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  32. 32.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  34. 34.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  35. 35.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  37. 37.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  40. 40.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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