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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 997 · 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 art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) water pot
  2. 2.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
  3. 3.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  7. 7.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
  11. 11.🖌️ 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
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  13. 13.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  14. 14.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  16. 16.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  18. 18.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  22. 22.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  23. 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  24. 24.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  25. 25.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  27. 27.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  28. 28.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
  29. 29.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  31. 31.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  32. 32.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (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 art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) palette (c) water pot (d) sponge
  40. 40.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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