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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 636 · 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) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  2. 2.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) easel (d) round brush
  6. 6.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) easel (d) flat brush
  12. 12.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  13. 13.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  15. 15.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  16. 16.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  17. 17.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  18. 18.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  19. 19.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  20. 20.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  22. 22.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  28. 28.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  31. 31.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) easel (d) sponge
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  35. 35.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  38. 38.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  40. 40.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap

Answer key

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

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