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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 288 · 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.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  3. 3.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  4. 4.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush
  5. 5.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
  7. 7.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) water pot
  9. 9.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) easel
  11. 11.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  14. 14.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  16. 16.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  18. 18.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  21. 21.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
  22. 22.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  23. 23.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) glue
  25. 25.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  26. 26.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  27. 27.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  28. 28.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) palette
  30. 30.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  32. 32.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  35. 35.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  37. 37.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  39. 39.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) water pot (d) masking tape

Answer key

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

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