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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 892 · 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 sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  3. 3.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  4. 4.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  6. 6.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  8. 8.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  11. 11.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  14. 14.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) easel (d) round brush
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) easel (d) flat brush
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  21. 21.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  24. 24.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) easel
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) palette
  29. 29.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  31. 31.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  35. 35.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) round brush
  40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water

Answer key

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

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