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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 397 · 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: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  3. 3.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  7. 7.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) water pot (d) palette
  9. 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  10. 10.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  13. 13.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
  14. 14.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  15. 15.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) sand (d) hot oil
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) palette
  19. 19.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  20. 20.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  21. 21.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  23. 23.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
  24. 24.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  25. 25.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  26. 26.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours 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) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  28. 28.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  31. 31.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  33. 33.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  36. 36.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  39. 39.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  40. 40.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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