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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 597 · 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) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  2. 2.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  4. 4.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  6. 6.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) easel
  9. 9.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  10. 10.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  11. 11.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  13. 13.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
  16. 16.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  17. 17.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.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
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  20. 20.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  21. 21.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  23. 23.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  27. 27.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  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) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) easel
  32. 32.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  34. 34.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  35. 35.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖌️ 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
  37. 37.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  39. 39.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright

Answer key

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

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