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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 436 · 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 a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  3. 3.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  5. 5.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  7. 7.🖌️ 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
  8. 8.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  9. 9.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) palette (d) sponge
  11. 11.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  12. 12.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  14. 14.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) palette (d) round brush
  19. 19.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  23. 23.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  26. 26.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  31. 31.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
  32. 32.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  35. 35.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  36. 36.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) palette (d) flat brush
  38. 38.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) sand
  40. 40.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes

Answer key

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

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