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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 183 · 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: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  4. 4.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  5. 5.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  7. 7.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) easel (c) round brush (d) water pot
  9. 9.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) glue
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  12. 12.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  13. 13.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  15. 15.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
  16. 16.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  19. 19.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  21. 21.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  23. 23.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) palette (c) water pot (d) round brush
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  28. 28.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  30. 30.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  32. 32.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  35. 35.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) masking tape
  37. 37.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  39. 39.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  40. 40.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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