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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 295 · 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: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  4. 4.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  6. 6.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  10. 10.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  11. 11.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  13. 13.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
  16. 16.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sponge
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  22. 22.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) easel (d) palette
  25. 25.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
  28. 28.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  29. 29.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  30. 30.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) palette
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) palette (d) water pot
  35. 35.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  38. 38.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

Answer key

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

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