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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 443 · 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.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  4. 4.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  6. 6.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  8. 8.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) sponge
  10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  13. 13.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  14. 14.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) easel (d) water pot
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  17. 17.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  18. 18.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
  20. 20.🖌️ 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
  21. 21.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) water pot (d) round brush
  23. 23.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  25. 25.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  27. 27.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) sand
  33. 33.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  35. 35.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  38. 38.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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