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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 232 · 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 flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  5. 5.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) easel
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) easel (c) sponge (d) water pot
  13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) easel
  15. 15.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  16. 16.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  18. 18.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  20. 20.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  22. 22.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  26. 26.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
  27. 27.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  28. 28.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  33. 33.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  35. 35.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  36. 36.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) water pot
  39. 39.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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