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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 794 · 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) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  6. 6.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🖌️ 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
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  10. 10.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) sand
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) round brush
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) palette (d) masking tape
  13. 13.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) sponge
  15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  16. 16.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  17. 17.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  18. 18.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  20. 20.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  21. 21.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  23. 23.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  25. 25.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  27. 27.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) palette (d) flat brush
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  32. 32.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes

Answer key

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

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