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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 122 · 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 washing with mild soap 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) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  4. 4.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  6. 6.🖌️ 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
  7. 7.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  9. 9.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  13. 13.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  15. 15.True or false: we use a sharpener for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  19. 19.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  20. 20.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  21. 21.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  24. 24.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) easel
  27. 27.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  28. 28.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  30. 30.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  34. 34.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  37. 37.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  39. 39.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures

Answer key

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

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