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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 166 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  2. 2.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  6. 6.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) palette
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  15. 15.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  16. 16.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  18. 18.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
  19. 19.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) easel
  22. 22.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  24. 24.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  26. 26.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
  27. 27.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  30. 30.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  31. 31.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) flat brush
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) round brush
  34. 34.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  36. 36.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  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.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick
  39. 39.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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