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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 761 · 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.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  4. 4.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  6. 6.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) water pot
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) easel (d) flat brush
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  10. 10.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  12. 12.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush
  16. 16.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  18. 18.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  19. 19.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  20. 20.🖌️ 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
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  22. 22.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  24. 24.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) palette
  29. 29.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) palette
  31. 31.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) sand (c) glue (d) hot oil
  34. 34.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) water pot
  37. 37.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) easel
  39. 39.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  40. 40.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures

Answer key

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

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