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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 336 · 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) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  4. 4.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  5. 5.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  8. 8.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) easel (d) masking tape
  11. 11.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  14. 14.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  15. 15.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  16. 16.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  17. 17.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  19. 19.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  22. 22.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) hot oil
  23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  24. 24.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  26. 26.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  27. 27.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  29. 29.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 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
  32. 32.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) easel
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) easel
  36. 36.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖌️ 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
  39. 39.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  40. 40.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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