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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 456 · 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 scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  5. 5.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
  6. 6.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  8. 8.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  14. 14.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  17. 17.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  20. 20.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) palette (d) easel
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  25. 25.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  26. 26.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  30. 30.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  32. 32.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  34. 34.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) easel (d) flat brush
  36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) water pot
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  40. 40.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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