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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 50 · 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 holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  2. 2.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  3. 3.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) easel (d) flat brush
  5. 5.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  7. 7.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
  8. 8.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  10. 10.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) sponge
  12. 12.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) sponge (d) round brush
  15. 15.🖌️ 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
  16. 16.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) hot oil
  19. 19.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
  24. 24.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  29. 29.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
  30. 30.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  31. 31.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) round brush
  34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  35. 35.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  37. 37.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  39. 39.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  40. 40.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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