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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 117 · 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.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  3. 3.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) round brush
  6. 6.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) hot oil
  7. 7.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a toothpick (d) a pencil
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  9. 9.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  11. 11.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  14. 14.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  16. 16.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  17. 17.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  20. 20.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
  21. 21.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  24. 24.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  27. 27.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  29. 29.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) sharpener
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) easel (d) water pot
  32. 32.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
  33. 33.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  35. 35.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  36. 36.🔍 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
  37. 37.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) easel
  40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours

Answer key

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

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