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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 158 · 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 scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  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 fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) palette
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  6. 6.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  8. 8.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  9. 9.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  10. 10.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  14. 14.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) easel (d) masking tape
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  17. 17.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
  21. 21.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  25. 25.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  26. 26.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  28. 28.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
  31. 31.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) sand (d) hot oil
  32. 32.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  35. 35.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  36. 36.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) easel
  38. 38.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours

Answer key

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

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