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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 279 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  4. 4.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  6. 6.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  8. 8.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  9. 9.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  11. 11.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  13. 13.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) easel
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  18. 18.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🖌️ 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
  21. 21.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) palette
  24. 24.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  25. 25.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  26. 26.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  28. 28.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  29. 29.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) easel
  32. 32.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) palette
  34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  35. 35.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  37. 37.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) easel (d) sharpener
  40. 40.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

Answer key

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

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