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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 667 · 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) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  2. 2.🖌️ 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
  3. 3.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  6. 6.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) easel
  9. 9.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  11. 11.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  12. 12.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  13. 13.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) round brush
  17. 17.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  19. 19.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  20. 20.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  22. 22.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  23. 23.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  24. 24.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  28. 28.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  29. 29.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  30. 30.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  33. 33.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  36. 36.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  37. 37.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it

Answer key

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

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