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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 110 · 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 drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  4. 4.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  9. 9.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  10. 10.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  12. 12.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  13. 13.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) water pot
  15. 15.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  16. 16.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  18. 18.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) easel
  22. 22.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip 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 fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) easel
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  26. 26.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) sponge (d) round brush
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) sponge
  31. 31.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  32. 32.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  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.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
  39. 39.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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