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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 305 · 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: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  7. 7.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
  10. 10.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) water pot
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  17. 17.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  19. 19.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  23. 23.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  25. 25.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  27. 27.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) sand
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  29. 29.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  30. 30.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  31. 31.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  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.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  35. 35.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) easel (d) sponge
  37. 37.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) palette (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  39. 39.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  40. 40.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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