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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 72 · 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 fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) palette (d) flat brush
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) palette
  4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  5. 5.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) hot oil
  6. 6.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  9. 9.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  11. 11.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  13. 13.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  14. 14.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  15. 15.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
  16. 16.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  18. 18.🖌️ 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
  19. 19.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  23. 23.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  27. 27.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) palette
  32. 32.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  35. 35.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  37. 37.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  39. 39.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  40. 40.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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