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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 422 · 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) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  3. 3.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  5. 5.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
  6. 6.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  7. 7.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) palette
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  11. 11.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) sand
  12. 12.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  13. 13.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  15. 15.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) easel
  17. 17.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  19. 19.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  20. 20.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
  21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  22. 22.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  23. 23.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  26. 26.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) easel (c) round brush (d) sponge
  28. 28.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  31. 31.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) easel
  34. 34.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  35. 35.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  36. 36.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  40. 40.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point

Answer key

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

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