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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 814 · 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 art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) round brush
  2. 2.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) glue
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  6. 6.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  7. 7.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) round brush
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  14. 14.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  15. 15.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  17. 17.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) water pot (d) palette
  19. 19.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) palette
  23. 23.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  25. 25.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  26. 26.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  28. 28.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  30. 30.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  31. 31.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  35. 35.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  40. 40.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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