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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 88 · 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.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  6. 6.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  9. 9.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  10. 10.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  12. 12.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) palette (d) sharpener
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  16. 16.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) palette
  19. 19.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  20. 20.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  23. 23.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  25. 25.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  26. 26.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  27. 27.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) sponge
  30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  31. 31.🔍 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
  32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  35. 35.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  37. 37.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) easel
  39. 39.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  40. 40.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

Answer key

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

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