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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 315 · 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) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  2. 2.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  3. 3.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  4. 4.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) glue
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) round brush
  9. 9.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
  11. 11.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  12. 12.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  16. 16.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  18. 18.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
  20. 20.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  22. 22.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  26. 26.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  28. 28.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  31. 31.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  34. 34.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  36. 36.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  38. 38.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap

Answer key

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

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