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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 952 · 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) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  2. 2.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) masking tape
  4. 4.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  8. 8.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  10. 10.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) hot oil
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  13. 13.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  15. 15.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  16. 16.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  17. 17.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a pencil
  18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  19. 19.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  21. 21.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  25. 25.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) palette
  27. 27.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  28. 28.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  31. 31.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  34. 34.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  36. 36.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  38. 38.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) flat brush

Answer key

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

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