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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 586 · 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.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  4. 4.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  6. 6.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  10. 10.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  12. 12.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  15. 15.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  16. 16.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  17. 17.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) round brush
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) easel
  20. 20.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  21. 21.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  22. 22.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  23. 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) easel
  25. 25.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  26. 26.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  27. 27.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  29. 29.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  30. 30.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  33. 33.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  34. 34.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) hot oil
  35. 35.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  39. 39.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours

Answer key

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

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