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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 905 · 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) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  2. 2.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  5. 5.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  7. 7.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) round brush
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  13. 13.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  14. 14.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  19. 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  20. 20.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  21. 21.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  22. 22.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  24. 24.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  26. 26.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  27. 27.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  30. 30.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  33. 33.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) sponge (d) water pot
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  38. 38.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
  39. 39.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

Answer key

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

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