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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 104 · 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.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  3. 3.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  6. 6.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  11. 11.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  12. 12.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  14. 14.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) easel
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  18. 18.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  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.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  21. 21.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) easel (d) masking tape
  23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  24. 24.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  27. 27.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  28. 28.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  29. 29.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  30. 30.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  32. 32.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
  33. 33.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) palette
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  38. 38.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) flat brush

Answer key

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

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