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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 333 · 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 masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  3. 3.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  4. 4.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  5. 5.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  6. 6.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) water pot
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) easel
  10. 10.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) sand (d) hot oil
  11. 11.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  12. 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
  13. 13.🔍 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
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) palette
  16. 16.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  22. 22.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  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.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  31. 31.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  33. 33.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  36. 36.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  37. 37.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  39. 39.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  40. 40.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes

Answer key

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

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