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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 523 · 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 brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  2. 2.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  4. 4.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  6. 6.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
  7. 7.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) glue
  8. 8.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  11. 11.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a pencil
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  13. 13.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  15. 15.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  17. 17.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  19. 19.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  20. 20.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) sponge
  23. 23.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  26. 26.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  29. 29.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  30. 30.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) sponge (d) round brush
  33. 33.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  34. 34.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  36. 36.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  37. 37.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) easel
  40. 40.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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