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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 160 · 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.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  2. 2.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
  3. 3.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  6. 6.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) round brush (d) water pot
  9. 9.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  10. 10.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) easel
  12. 12.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  15. 15.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  17. 17.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
  18. 18.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  23. 23.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  25. 25.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  27. 27.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  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 good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  32. 32.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  34. 34.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  36. 36.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  38. 38.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  40. 40.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours

Answer key

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

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