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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 778 · 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) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  3. 3.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  4. 4.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  5. 5.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
  6. 6.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  8. 8.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  10. 10.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  11. 11.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  15. 15.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  17. 17.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) palette
  19. 19.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  20. 20.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) palette
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) palette (d) round brush
  23. 23.🖌️ Is drying bristles up 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 sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  26. 26.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) water pot (d) round brush
  28. 28.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  30. 30.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  32. 32.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  38. 38.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  39. 39.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap

Answer key

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

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