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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 580 · 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) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  2. 2.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  5. 5.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  6. 6.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  10. 10.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  14. 14.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) sponge
  17. 17.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  19. 19.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  22. 22.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  24. 24.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  26. 26.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
  27. 27.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  30. 30.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  34. 34.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  35. 35.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  36. 36.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sponge

Answer key

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

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