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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 762 · 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) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  2. 2.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  3. 3.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) sponge
  5. 5.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) hot oil
  6. 6.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  8. 8.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  9. 9.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  10. 10.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  12. 12.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  17. 17.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  21. 21.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  23. 23.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) water pot
  25. 25.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  26. 26.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) water pot
  31. 31.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  35. 35.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  36. 36.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  39. 39.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) round brush

Answer key

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

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