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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 546 · 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.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖌️ 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
  4. 4.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  7. 7.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  8. 8.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  9. 9.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  11. 11.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  15. 15.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  16. 16.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
  17. 17.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  19. 19.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours 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) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  21. 21.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  23. 23.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) sand
  25. 25.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) sponge
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) easel
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  30. 30.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  33. 33.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  34. 34.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  35. 35.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  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) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) sponge
  39. 39.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  40. 40.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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