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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 64 · 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 art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  2. 2.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  3. 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  4. 4.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  8. 8.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  11. 11.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) sponge (d) easel
  15. 15.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  19. 19.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) flat brush
  22. 22.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  24. 24.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  26. 26.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  28. 28.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  29. 29.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  30. 30.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  34. 34.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  35. 35.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
  36. 36.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  39. 39.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  40. 40.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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