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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 392 · 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 bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  2. 2.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  5. 5.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  7. 7.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  9. 9.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  12. 12.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  14. 14.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) easel
  17. 17.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  19. 19.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  20. 20.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  23. 23.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  25. 25.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) palette
  31. 31.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  32. 32.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  34. 34.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  36. 36.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  38. 38.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  40. 40.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat

Answer key

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

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