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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 446 · 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 good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  2. 2.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  4. 4.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  6. 6.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  8. 8.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  9. 9.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) easel (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  11. 11.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) sponge
  16. 16.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  20. 20.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
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  22. 22.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  23. 23.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) glue
  25. 25.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) sponge
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) easel (d) round brush
  30. 30.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  32. 32.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  35. 35.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  39. 39.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it

Answer key

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

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