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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 78 · 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) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  2. 2.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  3. 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  5. 5.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  9. 9.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) easel (d) sharpener
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) easel (d) round brush
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  17. 17.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) palette
  20. 20.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  22. 22.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  23. 23.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  28. 28.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  30. 30.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
  31. 31.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
  32. 32.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) easel
  36. 36.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  39. 39.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures

Answer key

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

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