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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 415 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) water pot
  4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  5. 5.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  7. 7.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  9. 9.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) palette (d) sponge
  13. 13.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  15. 15.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) palette
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  21. 21.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
  22. 22.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  23. 23.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  25. 25.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) sand
  26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  27. 27.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  31. 31.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip 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 holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  34. 34.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  35. 35.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  39. 39.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  40. 40.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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