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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 532 · 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 water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  3. 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  4. 4.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  6. 6.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  8. 8.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) glue
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) easel (d) sponge
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  12. 12.🖌️ 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
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  15. 15.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  16. 16.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  21. 21.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  22. 22.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  23. 23.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) easel (d) water pot
  27. 27.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  29. 29.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) round brush
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  32. 32.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
  33. 33.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  35. 35.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  37. 37.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  40. 40.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

Answer key

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

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