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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 865 · 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 you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  2. 2.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) palette (d) masking tape
  4. 4.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  7. 7.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) easel (d) water pot
  11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  12. 12.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  13. 13.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) palette (d) round brush
  15. 15.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
  16. 16.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  20. 20.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  23. 23.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  25. 25.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  27. 27.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) easel
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  31. 31.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  33. 33.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  38. 38.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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