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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 172 · 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.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) sponge
  4. 4.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  6. 6.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  8. 8.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  11. 11.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  13. 13.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) glue
  15. 15.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  16. 16.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  18. 18.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) round brush
  23. 23.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  26. 26.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush
  27. 27.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  29. 29.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) palette
  32. 32.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) masking tape
  36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  39. 39.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes

Answer key

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

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