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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 846 · 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 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
  2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  5. 5.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  7. 7.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  10. 10.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) sand
  11. 11.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  15. 15.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  16. 16.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  17. 17.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  20. 20.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  23. 23.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
  24. 24.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  27. 27.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) water pot
  29. 29.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  31. 31.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  32. 32.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) round brush
  35. 35.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  36. 36.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  37. 37.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  38. 38.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  39. 39.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper

Answer key

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

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