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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 946 · 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 of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  2. 2.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) sponge
  5. 5.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  7. 7.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush
  8. 8.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  10. 10.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  12. 12.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  13. 13.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  18. 18.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) glue
  19. 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  20. 20.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  22. 22.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  23. 23.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  28. 28.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) easel (d) palette
  30. 30.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  33. 33.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  35. 35.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) water pot

Answer key

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

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