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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 628 · 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 brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
  2. 2.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  5. 5.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  6. 6.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) sand
  7. 7.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  8. 8.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  9. 9.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) easel (c) water pot (d) round brush
  12. 12.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) easel (d) palette
  16. 16.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  19. 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
  20. 20.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  23. 23.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) sharpener
  26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) water pot
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  30. 30.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  31. 31.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  35. 35.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  36. 36.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  38. 38.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up

Answer key

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

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