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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 351 · 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.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  3. 3.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  4. 4.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  6. 6.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  7. 7.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  8. 8.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  10. 10.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  12. 12.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  14. 14.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  16. 16.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
  18. 18.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  20. 20.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  26. 26.🖌️ Is drying bristles up 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) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  28. 28.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  33. 33.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  38. 38.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  39. 39.🖌️ 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
  40. 40.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright

Answer key

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

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