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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 903 · 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) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  2. 2.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  3. 3.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) palette
  5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  6. 6.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a toothpick (d) a pencil
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  10. 10.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  11. 11.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  13. 13.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  16. 16.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  18. 18.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  20. 20.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  21. 21.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) round brush
  23. 23.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  24. 24.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  27. 27.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  28. 28.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  31. 31.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  32. 32.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  34. 34.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) sand
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) palette

Answer key

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

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