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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 535 · 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.🖌️ 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
  2. 2.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  3. 3.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  5. 5.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  6. 6.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) sponge (d) water pot
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) easel
  9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  10. 10.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  12. 12.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  13. 13.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  16. 16.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  18. 18.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  21. 21.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  23. 23.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) easel (d) flat brush
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) easel (d) round brush
  27. 27.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  31. 31.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  35. 35.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  38. 38.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  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. bristles up or flat
  2. a wide flat brush
  3. good brush care
  4. rinsing between colours
  5. fine lines and details
  6. True
  7. sharpener
  8. masking tape
  9. standing on its bristles
  10. wide, straight strokes
  11. scrubbing hard on paper
  12. mixing colours
  13. holding a board upright
  14. scrubbing hard on paper
  15. leaving it in water
  16. False
  17. water and mild soap
  18. False
  19. bad for the brush
  20. drying bristles up
  21. bad for the brush
  22. leaving it in water
  23. False
  24. easel
  25. standing on its bristles
  26. palette
  27. False
  28. False
  29. True
  30. holding paper flat
  31. False
  32. False
  33. letting paint dry on it
  34. reshaping the tip
  35. bad for the brush
  36. good brush care
  37. flat brush
  38. False
  39. drying bristles up
  40. good brush care

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