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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 792 · 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 of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  2. 2.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  4. 4.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) masking tape
  8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  9. 9.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  10. 10.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  13. 13.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  14. 14.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  16. 16.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  17. 17.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  20. 20.🖌️ 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
  21. 21.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  22. 22.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  23. 23.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) sharpener
  26. 26.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  29. 29.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) sponge (d) palette
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) water pot
  35. 35.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  36. 36.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  37. 37.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 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
  39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  40. 40.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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