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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 991 · 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 brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  2. 2.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
  4. 4.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  5. 5.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  8. 8.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  10. 10.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  11. 11.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
  12. 12.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  14. 14.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  16. 16.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) flat brush
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) palette
  20. 20.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  23. 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) easel
  25. 25.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  28. 28.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  32. 32.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) water pot
  35. 35.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  37. 37.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

Answer key

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

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