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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 679 · 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.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  2. 2.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) sponge
  6. 6.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  8. 8.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) sponge
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  12. 12.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  14. 14.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
  15. 15.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  18. 18.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  19. 19.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  22. 22.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  25. 25.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  27. 27.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  30. 30.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) palette (d) flat brush
  33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  34. 34.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  35. 35.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) easel (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  38. 38.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  40. 40.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

Answer key

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

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