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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 754 · 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) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) glue
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  3. 3.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) water pot
  6. 6.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) palette
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  11. 11.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  13. 13.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  16. 16.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  17. 17.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  20. 20.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
  22. 22.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  23. 23.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  26. 26.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  30. 30.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  32. 32.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  34. 34.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  36. 36.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  38. 38.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up

Answer key

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

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