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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 120 · 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) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  7. 7.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  10. 10.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) palette
  13. 13.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) palette (d) sharpener
  15. 15.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  18. 18.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  20. 20.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  22. 22.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) glue
  25. 25.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) sharpener
  32. 32.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  33. 33.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🖌️ Is leaving it in water 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 bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  38. 38.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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