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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 480 · 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 wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  3. 3.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  7. 7.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) palette (d) easel
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  10. 10.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  13. 13.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  16. 16.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  17. 17.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  19. 19.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  25. 25.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  27. 27.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  29. 29.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  34. 34.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
  35. 35.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  37. 37.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  39. 39.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  40. 40.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point

Answer key

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

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