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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 63 · 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.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
  2. 2.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) easel
  5. 5.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  6. 6.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) water pot
  12. 12.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
  15. 15.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  18. 18.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) flat brush
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  22. 22.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  30. 30.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) hot oil
  32. 32.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  36. 36.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) water pot (d) round brush
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) round brush

Answer key

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

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