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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 52 · 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) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  2. 2.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  5. 5.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  8. 8.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  10. 10.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  13. 13.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  15. 15.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) sand (c) glue (d) hot oil
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) round brush
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) sponge (d) water pot
  21. 21.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  24. 24.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  26. 26.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  28. 28.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  29. 29.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  30. 30.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  31. 31.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  34. 34.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  35. 35.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) palette (d) round brush
  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. leaving it in water
  2. bad for the brush
  3. a small round brush
  4. washing with mild soap
  5. True
  6. True
  7. scrubbing hard on paper
  8. True
  9. reshaping the tip
  10. False
  11. True
  12. fine lines and details
  13. bad for the brush
  14. letting paint dry on it
  15. False
  16. True
  17. bad for the brush
  18. water and mild soap
  19. sponge
  20. sharpener
  21. False
  22. washing with mild soap
  23. leaving it in water
  24. False
  25. rinsing between colours
  26. False
  27. rinsing brushes
  28. wide, straight strokes
  29. dabbing soft textures
  30. good brush care
  31. False
  32. True
  33. water pot
  34. holding a board upright
  35. False
  36. good brush care
  37. scrubbing hard on paper
  38. flat brush
  39. easel
  40. good brush care

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