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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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