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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 179 · 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 brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
  2. 2.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  4. 4.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) water pot
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  8. 8.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  11. 11.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  13. 13.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) easel (d) masking tape
  15. 15.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  17. 17.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) easel (d) water pot
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) easel
  20. 20.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  23. 23.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  24. 24.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  29. 29.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  31. 31.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) water pot
  34. 34.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  35. 35.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  38. 38.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat

Answer key

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

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