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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 537 · 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) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  2. 2.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  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.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  5. 5.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  8. 8.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  9. 9.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) sharpener
  11. 11.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  13. 13.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  19. 19.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  20. 20.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  21. 21.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) water pot
  27. 27.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) palette (d) flat brush
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  32. 32.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) palette (d) water pot
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  39. 39.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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