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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 534 · 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 you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) sharpener
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  5. 5.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  7. 7.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  8. 8.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  10. 10.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  14. 14.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  16. 16.🔍 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
  17. 17.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) palette
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  20. 20.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  21. 21.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) palette (d) sharpener
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  24. 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  25. 25.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) palette (d) easel
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  28. 28.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  31. 31.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  33. 33.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  34. 34.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  36. 36.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  39. 39.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  40. 40.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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