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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 801 · 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) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  2. 2.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) sand
  3. 3.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  6. 6.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  8. 8.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  11. 11.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  13. 13.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  16. 16.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) easel (d) water pot
  19. 19.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) easel (d) water pot
  21. 21.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
  22. 22.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) palette (d) sharpener
  27. 27.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  29. 29.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  33. 33.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) easel (d) masking tape
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) easel
  36. 36.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  38. 38.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up

Answer key

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

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