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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 481 · 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 washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  4. 4.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  5. 5.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  6. 6.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  8. 8.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) palette (d) sharpener
  12. 12.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  13. 13.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  18. 18.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  20. 20.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) easel (d) round brush
  22. 22.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  26. 26.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  28. 28.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  30. 30.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  31. 31.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
  32. 32.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) sharpener
  34. 34.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  38. 38.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  40. 40.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil

Answer key

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

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