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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 58 · 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 art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) palette (d) water pot
  2. 2.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  5. 5.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  6. 6.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) round brush
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  9. 9.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  11. 11.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  12. 12.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  14. 14.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  17. 17.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  18. 18.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  21. 21.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  23. 23.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) palette
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  26. 26.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  28. 28.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  29. 29.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  35. 35.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) palette
  37. 37.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
  40. 40.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details

Answer key

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

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