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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 477 · 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 water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) palette (d) easel
  4. 4.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  5. 5.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  6. 6.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  9. 9.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  11. 11.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  12. 12.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) easel (c) round brush (d) water pot
  17. 17.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  18. 18.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) masking tape
  20. 20.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  22. 22.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  24. 24.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  25. 25.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  27. 27.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) palette
  29. 29.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  31. 31.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  34. 34.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  35. 35.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  36. 36.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  37. 37.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  39. 39.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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