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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 494 · 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 brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  3. 3.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  5. 5.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
  6. 6.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) glue
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  9. 9.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) sponge
  12. 12.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  14. 14.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  18. 18.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  23. 23.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) round brush
  25. 25.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  28. 28.True or false: we use an easel for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  31. 31.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  32. 32.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  35. 35.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  38. 38.🔍 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
  39. 39.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it

Answer key

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

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