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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 853 · 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.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  2. 2.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) sand
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  4. 4.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  6. 6.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) palette (d) water pot
  8. 8.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) easel (d) round brush
  10. 10.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  12. 12.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  14. 14.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  15. 15.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sponge
  18. 18.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  19. 19.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  20. 20.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  22. 22.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  25. 25.🖌️ 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
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) easel (d) sharpener
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  30. 30.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  31. 31.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  33. 33.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  37. 37.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  39. 39.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) sharpener

Answer key

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

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