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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 423 · 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.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) hot oil
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  3. 3.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  7. 7.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  8. 8.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) easel
  10. 10.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  12. 12.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  15. 15.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  16. 16.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  18. 18.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  21. 21.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  25. 25.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  26. 26.🖌️ 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
  27. 27.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  29. 29.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  31. 31.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  34. 34.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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