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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 521 · 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 dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  3. 3.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  5. 5.🖌️ 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
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  9. 9.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  11. 11.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  13. 13.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) easel
  15. 15.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  18. 18.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  21. 21.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  25. 25.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (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) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  29. 29.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) easel (d) water pot
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) flat brush
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  34. 34.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  36. 36.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  39. 39.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) sand

Answer key

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

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