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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 394 · 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 brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) palette (d) sponge
  5. 5.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  7. 7.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  8. 8.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  11. 11.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  12. 12.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  13. 13.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
  14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  16. 16.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  18. 18.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  20. 20.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) palette
  22. 22.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) palette (c) sponge (d) round brush
  24. 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  26. 26.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  27. 27.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
  28. 28.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) palette (d) sponge
  30. 30.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  33. 33.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  34. 34.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  36. 36.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) easel (d) flat brush
  38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  40. 40.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

Answer key

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

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