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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 511 · 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: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) palette (d) easel
  6. 6.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
  7. 7.🖌️ 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
  8. 8.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  9. 9.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  10. 10.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  13. 13.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) palette (d) sponge
  17. 17.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  21. 21.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  22. 22.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  24. 24.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  26. 26.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  27. 27.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  29. 29.🔍 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
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  31. 31.🖌️ 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
  32. 32.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  34. 34.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) easel (d) flat brush
  36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  39. 39.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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