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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 544 · 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) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  2. 2.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  4. 4.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  6. 6.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  8. 8.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  10. 10.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) palette
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) palette (d) water pot
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) sponge
  15. 15.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) sponge (d) round brush
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  18. 18.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  20. 20.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  23. 23.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  26. 26.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  28. 28.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 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
  31. 31.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a toothpick (d) a pencil
  33. 33.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  36. 36.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) palette (d) masking tape
  39. 39.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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