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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 539 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  3. 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  4. 4.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  5. 5.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) sand
  7. 7.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  8. 8.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  10. 10.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  11. 11.🖌️ 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
  12. 12.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  16. 16.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  19. 19.🔍 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
  20. 20.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  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 art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  26. 26.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  27. 27.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  29. 29.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  30. 30.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  31. 31.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  32. 32.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) palette
  35. 35.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  37. 37.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: we use a sharpener for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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