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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 263 · 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.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  2. 2.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  5. 5.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  10. 10.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  13. 13.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  15. 15.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  18. 18.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) easel
  21. 21.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  23. 23.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) palette
  26. 26.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  28. 28.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  30. 30.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) palette (d) flat brush
  32. 32.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  34. 34.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
  35. 35.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
  36. 36.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  39. 39.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  40. 40.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures

Answer key

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

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