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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 118 · 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 standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  5. 5.🖌️ 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
  6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  8. 8.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  10. 10.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  12. 12.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.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
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  16. 16.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) water pot (d) sponge
  18. 18.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  19. 19.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  21. 21.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  24. 24.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  26. 26.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  27. 27.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  28. 28.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  30. 30.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  32. 32.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  36. 36.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) sand
  38. 38.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  39. 39.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours

Answer key

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

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