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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 48 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  3. 3.🖌️ 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
  4. 4.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) easel (d) sharpener
  7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  8. 8.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  10. 10.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  13. 13.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  14. 14.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  18. 18.🖌️ 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
  19. 19.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  20. 20.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) sponge
  22. 22.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  23. 23.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  24. 24.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  27. 27.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  28. 28.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) easel (d) sharpener
  30. 30.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  33. 33.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  36. 36.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  38. 38.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  39. 39.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper

Answer key

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

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