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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 897 · 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) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  2. 2.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
  4. 4.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) sharpener
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  7. 7.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  8. 8.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  9. 9.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  10. 10.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  12. 12.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  15. 15.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  16. 16.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  17. 17.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  21. 21.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  22. 22.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) water pot (d) easel
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  28. 28.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  30. 30.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  33. 33.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  37. 37.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  38. 38.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  40. 40.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

Answer key

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

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