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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 799 · 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.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🖌️ 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
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  4. 4.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  7. 7.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  9. 9.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  12. 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) easel
  14. 14.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  17. 17.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) palette
  19. 19.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  21. 21.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  23. 23.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  26. 26.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  27. 27.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  28. 28.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  31. 31.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  32. 32.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) round brush
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  35. 35.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  37. 37.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  39. 39.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
  40. 40.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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