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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 657 · 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 dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  2. 2.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  3. 3.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  4. 4.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  11. 11.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  13. 13.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  15. 15.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  17. 17.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  19. 19.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  22. 22.🖌️ 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
  23. 23.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  24. 24.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  25. 25.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  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.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  29. 29.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  30. 30.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  32. 32.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) sharpener
  35. 35.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) sponge
  38. 38.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip

Answer key

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

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