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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 399 · 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 up or flat (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
  2. 2.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  4. 4.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  6. 6.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  7. 7.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
  8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  9. 9.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  10. 10.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  12. 12.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) easel
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  16. 16.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  18. 18.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  19. 19.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  24. 24.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) water pot
  26. 26.🔍 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
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) water pot
  28. 28.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  31. 31.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  33. 33.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  35. 35.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  39. 39.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours

Answer key

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

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