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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 425 · 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.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  3. 3.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) round brush (d) easel
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  7. 7.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  11. 11.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) easel
  13. 13.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  15. 15.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  19. 19.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) palette
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) palette (d) masking tape
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) easel (d) sharpener
  23. 23.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  25. 25.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) sand (c) glue (d) hot oil
  26. 26.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  30. 30.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  34. 34.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  36. 36.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  37. 37.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  39. 39.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) water pot

Answer key

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

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