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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 862 · 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 holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) easel (d) masking tape
  2. 2.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  4. 4.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) palette (d) easel
  6. 6.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) easel (d) palette
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) easel (d) flat brush
  10. 10.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  11. 11.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
  12. 12.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  14. 14.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  15. 15.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  17. 17.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  25. 25.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  27. 27.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick
  28. 28.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  30. 30.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) round brush
  32. 32.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  34. 34.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  35. 35.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  39. 39.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up

Answer key

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

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