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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 55 · 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.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  2. 2.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  4. 4.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) sharpener
  7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  8. 8.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  9. 9.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) hot oil
  11. 11.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) easel
  13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  14. 14.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  15. 15.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  19. 19.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  21. 21.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  23. 23.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) palette (d) sponge
  26. 26.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  28. 28.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) palette
  32. 32.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  33. 33.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  35. 35.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  37. 37.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  40. 40.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

Answer key

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

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