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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 476 · 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 reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  5. 5.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  6. 6.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  8. 8.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  9. 9.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) easel (d) sponge
  15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  16. 16.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  18. 18.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
  20. 20.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  21. 21.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
  30. 30.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  31. 31.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  33. 33.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) easel
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  36. 36.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  38. 38.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap

Answer key

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

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