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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 412 · 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: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  3. 3.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) easel
  5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  6. 6.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) round brush
  8. 8.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) easel
  14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a pencil
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  17. 17.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  20. 20.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) sand
  22. 22.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  23. 23.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  26. 26.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  28. 28.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  30. 30.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  31. 31.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  33. 33.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  35. 35.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  36. 36.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  40. 40.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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