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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 645 · 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) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  6. 6.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  8. 8.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  9. 9.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  10. 10.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  11. 11.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  12. 12.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  14. 14.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  16. 16.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) palette (c) sponge (d) water pot
  18. 18.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) sponge
  21. 21.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) palette
  23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  24. 24.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
  25. 25.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  27. 27.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  31. 31.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  32. 32.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  36. 36.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  40. 40.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright

Answer key

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

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