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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 502 · 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) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) sponge
  6. 6.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  8. 8.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  9. 9.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  10. 10.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  12. 12.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  14. 14.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  15. 15.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  16. 16.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  17. 17.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  19. 19.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  20. 20.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  21. 21.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  22. 22.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  25. 25.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  26. 26.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  27. 27.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  30. 30.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) easel
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) sponge
  35. 35.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
  37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  38. 38.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
  40. 40.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

Answer key

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

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