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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 275 · 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: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  4. 4.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  5. 5.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) easel
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) palette
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  11. 11.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
  13. 13.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) easel
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  16. 16.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  17. 17.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  18. 18.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  20. 20.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  21. 21.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  24. 24.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  26. 26.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  30. 30.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  31. 31.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.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
  33. 33.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  35. 35.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
  36. 36.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  38. 38.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) palette (d) masking tape
  40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap

Answer key

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

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