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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 496 · 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 thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
  2. 2.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  4. 4.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  6. 6.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  8. 8.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) palette
  10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) palette
  13. 13.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  15. 15.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  17. 17.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) round brush
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  27. 27.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  29. 29.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) sand (d) hot oil
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  32. 32.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  33. 33.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  35. 35.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) easel (d) sharpener
  37. 37.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  39. 39.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  40. 40.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures

Answer key

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

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