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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 328 · 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 good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  3. 3.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) easel (d) flat brush
  6. 6.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  11. 11.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
  12. 12.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
  13. 13.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  14. 14.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  16. 16.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) round brush
  21. 21.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) palette (d) easel
  24. 24.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  25. 25.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  27. 27.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  29. 29.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a pencil
  30. 30.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) palette
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) round brush
  34. 34.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
  36. 36.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  40. 40.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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