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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 355 · 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.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  2. 2.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) sponge
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  7. 7.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🖌️ 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
  11. 11.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.🖌️ 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
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) easel (d) water pot
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  18. 18.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  22. 22.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sponge
  24. 24.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  25. 25.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  26. 26.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  29. 29.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  32. 32.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  34. 34.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  35. 35.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) easel (d) palette
  38. 38.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours

Answer key

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

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