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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 359 · 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 mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) sharpener
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
  4. 4.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  6. 6.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  8. 8.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  11. 11.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  13. 13.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🖌️ 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
  15. 15.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  17. 17.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
  19. 19.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  21. 21.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  23. 23.🔍 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
  24. 24.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  25. 25.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  28. 28.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  31. 31.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  32. 32.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  37. 37.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  38. 38.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  39. 39.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  40. 40.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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