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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 889 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  2. 2.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  4. 4.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) sand (d) hot oil
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  6. 6.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  9. 9.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  10. 10.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  13. 13.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  17. 17.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  19. 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  20. 20.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) easel (d) masking tape
  23. 23.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  24. 24.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) palette (d) easel
  26. 26.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  27. 27.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a pencil
  28. 28.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) palette (d) sponge
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  33. 33.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: we use a sharpener for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  36. 36.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  40. 40.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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