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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 811 · 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) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  3. 3.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  4. 4.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  5. 5.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  6. 6.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  7. 7.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
  9. 9.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  10. 10.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  12. 12.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) glue
  13. 13.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  15. 15.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) palette
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  20. 20.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  22. 22.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  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 dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) palette (d) sponge
  26. 26.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  29. 29.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  31. 31.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  35. 35.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  38. 38.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) easel (d) water pot
  40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap

Answer key

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

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