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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 462 · 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) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  2. 2.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  3. 3.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  4. 4.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  6. 6.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
  9. 9.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
  10. 10.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  12. 12.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  14. 14.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  15. 15.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  17. 17.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  19. 19.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  20. 20.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  22. 22.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) palette (d) sharpener
  27. 27.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  30. 30.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  31. 31.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  33. 33.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) palette (d) water pot
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) round brush
  36. 36.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  39. 39.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) sand (c) glue (d) hot oil
  40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles

Answer key

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

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