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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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