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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 692 · 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 wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) palette
  2. 2.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  6. 6.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  8. 8.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
  9. 9.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  11. 11.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  12. 12.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) sponge (d) palette
  14. 14.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  16. 16.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) easel
  18. 18.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  20. 20.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  24. 24.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) sand
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  28. 28.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
  29. 29.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  30. 30.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
  31. 31.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  32. 32.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) palette
  36. 36.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  37. 37.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) easel (d) water pot

Answer key

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

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