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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 266 · 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: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
  3. 3.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.🖌️ 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
  6. 6.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  7. 7.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  8. 8.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  10. 10.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  11. 11.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  15. 15.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  16. 16.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  18. 18.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  21. 21.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  23. 23.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  27. 27.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  29. 29.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
  31. 31.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  33. 33.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) palette
  35. 35.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
  36. 36.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) masking tape
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap

Answer key

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

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