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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 625 · 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 round brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  6. 6.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
  7. 7.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  8. 8.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  9. 9.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  10. 10.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  12. 12.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  15. 15.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  16. 16.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) palette
  18. 18.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) palette (d) water pot
  20. 20.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  21. 21.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  22. 22.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) sponge
  24. 24.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  28. 28.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  30. 30.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  32. 32.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) easel
  34. 34.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  37. 37.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  38. 38.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  40. 40.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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