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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 273 · 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.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  4. 4.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  5. 5.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) palette (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  9. 9.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  10. 10.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) sponge (d) easel
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) palette
  13. 13.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  17. 17.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) easel (d) palette
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) easel
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  22. 22.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
  24. 24.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  26. 26.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  30. 30.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  32. 32.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  35. 35.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  38. 38.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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