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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 928 · 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.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  3. 3.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) sand (c) glue (d) hot oil
  4. 4.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  5. 5.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  9. 9.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) palette (d) easel
  11. 11.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  12. 12.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  16. 16.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
  17. 17.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  20. 20.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  22. 22.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  23. 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  24. 24.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  25. 25.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  26. 26.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  30. 30.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  33. 33.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  35. 35.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  37. 37.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  40. 40.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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