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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 343 · 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) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) easel
  5. 5.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  6. 6.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  7. 7.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  9. 9.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  10. 10.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  11. 11.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  12. 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  13. 13.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  15. 15.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  19. 19.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) round brush
  21. 21.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) easel (d) sharpener
  23. 23.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  27. 27.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  28. 28.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  31. 31.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  34. 34.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  37. 37.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  40. 40.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

Answer key

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

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