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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 655 · 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 fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  2. 2.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  5. 5.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) palette
  8. 8.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  11. 11.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  15. 15.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  19. 19.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  20. 20.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  21. 21.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
  23. 23.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  26. 26.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  30. 30.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  33. 33.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  35. 35.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  36. 36.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) palette (d) round brush
  38. 38.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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