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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 809 · 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) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  3. 3.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  5. 5.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  6. 6.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  7. 7.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  10. 10.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  11. 11.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  12. 12.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  14. 14.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  15. 15.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  17. 17.🖌️ 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
  18. 18.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  19. 19.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  20. 20.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  23. 23.🖌️ 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  25. 25.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) easel (d) sharpener
  27. 27.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  31. 31.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  38. 38.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) water pot

Answer key

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

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