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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 715 · 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) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) round brush
  3. 3.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  6. 6.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  7. 7.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) water pot (d) sponge
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  10. 10.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  12. 12.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) easel (d) sharpener
  14. 14.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
  15. 15.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  17. 17.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) sand
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  19. 19.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  20. 20.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) easel
  22. 22.True or false: we use an easel for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours 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 sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) easel (d) masking tape
  27. 27.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) masking tape
  32. 32.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
  33. 33.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  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.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  40. 40.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes

Answer key

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

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