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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 338 · 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) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) easel
  4. 4.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
  6. 6.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  8. 8.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  10. 10.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  12. 12.🖌️ 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
  13. 13.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) easel (d) sharpener
  15. 15.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) sand (c) glue (d) hot oil
  16. 16.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  17. 17.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  19. 19.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  20. 20.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  23. 23.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  26. 26.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
  28. 28.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  30. 30.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) water pot (d) sponge
  32. 32.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  34. 34.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  35. 35.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  36. 36.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) sponge
  40. 40.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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