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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 473 · 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 standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  6. 6.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  9. 9.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  11. 11.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  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.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
  14. 14.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  16. 16.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  19. 19.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  21. 21.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  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.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
  24. 24.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  28. 28.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) easel (d) sharpener
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  33. 33.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) sponge (d) water pot
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) palette
  36. 36.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  37. 37.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap

Answer key

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

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