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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 895 · 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) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  2. 2.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) easel (d) water pot
  4. 4.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
  5. 5.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  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.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) water pot
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) palette (d) easel
  14. 14.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  17. 17.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
  20. 20.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  24. 24.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  25. 25.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  27. 27.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  31. 31.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  33. 33.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  34. 34.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  35. 35.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  40. 40.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

Answer key

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

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