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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 46 · 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 art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  3. 3.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  5. 5.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  6. 6.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  10. 10.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) glue
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  13. 13.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  15. 15.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
  16. 16.🖌️ 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
  17. 17.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  19. 19.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  20. 20.🖌️ 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
  21. 21.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) palette
  25. 25.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  29. 29.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  30. 30.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  33. 33.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  36. 36.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) easel (d) water pot
  39. 39.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) sponge (d) palette

Answer key

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

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