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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 337 · 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) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  3. 3.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) palette
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  7. 7.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  8. 8.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  10. 10.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) sponge
  12. 12.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) hot oil
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  14. 14.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  16. 16.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  19. 19.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  21. 21.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  22. 22.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  30. 30.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
  33. 33.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  34. 34.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  39. 39.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper

Answer key

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

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