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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 643 · 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) letting paint dry on it
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  4. 4.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) sand
  5. 5.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  7. 7.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  9. 9.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  10. 10.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  11. 11.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) easel
  15. 15.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  17. 17.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  18. 18.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  21. 21.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  22. 22.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) palette
  26. 26.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  27. 27.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  28. 28.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  32. 32.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  34. 34.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  35. 35.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  37. 37.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  38. 38.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  39. 39.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

Answer key

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

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