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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 506 · 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.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  2. 2.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  6. 6.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  8. 8.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  12. 12.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  14. 14.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  16. 16.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  18. 18.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  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) washing with mild soap
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) palette
  24. 24.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  27. 27.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) easel
  29. 29.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) sand
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  34. 34.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  35. 35.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  36. 36.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  39. 39.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  40. 40.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

Answer key

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

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