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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 381 · 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 fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  2. 2.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) easel
  4. 4.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) sand
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  7. 7.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  8. 8.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
  11. 11.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
  12. 12.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) water pot
  15. 15.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  16. 16.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) water pot
  20. 20.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) round brush (d) water pot
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  23. 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  24. 24.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  26. 26.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) easel
  30. 30.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  32. 32.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  37. 37.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  39. 39.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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