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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 920 · 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) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  2. 2.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  4. 4.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
  5. 5.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  8. 8.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) easel (d) masking tape
  10. 10.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  11. 11.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  14. 14.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) water pot
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  18. 18.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  20. 20.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  22. 22.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  23. 23.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  25. 25.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
  26. 26.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  27. 27.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  30. 30.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  34. 34.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  36. 36.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sponge (d) water pot
  40. 40.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

Answer key

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

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