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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 57 · 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 an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  3. 3.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  4. 4.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  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) hot oil (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
  8. 8.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  9. 9.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  13. 13.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) easel (d) palette
  15. 15.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  17. 17.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  22. 22.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  24. 24.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
  25. 25.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
  26. 26.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  28. 28.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  31. 31.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
  33. 33.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  34. 34.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) easel
  37. 37.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  40. 40.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

Answer key

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

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