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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 572 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  2. 2.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  3. 3.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  7. 7.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  9. 9.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
  10. 10.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) round brush
  12. 12.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  14. 14.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  16. 16.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  17. 17.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  20. 20.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  21. 21.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  22. 22.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) palette (d) sharpener
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  27. 27.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  28. 28.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  29. 29.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) flat brush
  31. 31.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  36. 36.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  38. 38.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  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. scrubbing hard on paper
  2. mixing colours
  3. False
  4. fine lines and details
  5. reshaping the tip
  6. flat brush
  7. True
  8. bristles up or flat
  9. holding a board upright
  10. False
  11. sponge
  12. False
  13. good brush care
  14. False
  15. giving a pencil a point
  16. dabbing soft textures
  17. True
  18. good brush care
  19. rinsing between colours
  20. a small round brush
  21. water and mild soap
  22. True
  23. False
  24. True
  25. palette
  26. scrubbing hard on paper
  27. good brush care
  28. rinsing brushes
  29. True
  30. water pot
  31. False
  32. True
  33. bad for the brush
  34. drying bristles up
  35. drying bristles up
  36. good brush care
  37. reshaping the tip
  38. False
  39. holding paper flat
  40. bad for the brush

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