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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 454 · 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: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
  3. 3.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  5. 5.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  6. 6.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  8. 8.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  10. 10.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  11. 11.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  12. 12.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  15. 15.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  17. 17.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  19. 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
  20. 20.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  21. 21.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  24. 24.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  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.True or false: we use an easel for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  31. 31.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  33. 33.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  34. 34.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) flat brush
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  37. 37.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) easel (d) sharpener
  40. 40.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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