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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 349 · 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 art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) water pot
  2. 2.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.🖌️ 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
  5. 5.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  6. 6.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  12. 12.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  13. 13.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  16. 16.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) round brush
  19. 19.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  20. 20.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
  21. 21.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) easel (d) round brush
  23. 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  24. 24.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.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
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  27. 27.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  36. 36.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  37. 37.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  40. 40.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

Answer key

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

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