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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 67 · 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 brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  4. 4.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  5. 5.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  7. 7.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  10. 10.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) easel
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) sponge
  13. 13.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  14. 14.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  15. 15.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  16. 16.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  17. 17.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  20. 20.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  23. 23.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  28. 28.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  31. 31.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  32. 32.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  33. 33.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  34. 34.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  38. 38.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  39. 39.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) easel

Answer key

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

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