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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 491 · 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: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  3. 3.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) palette
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick
  9. 9.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  10. 10.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  12. 12.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) glue
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  14. 14.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  16. 16.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  19. 19.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
  22. 22.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.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
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  26. 26.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) easel
  28. 28.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  31. 31.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  34. 34.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  36. 36.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  38. 38.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush
  40. 40.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

Answer key

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

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