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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 559 · 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.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  5. 5.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  6. 6.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) easel
  8. 8.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  11. 11.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  16. 16.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  19. 19.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  23. 23.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) palette
  25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  26. 26.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) palette (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  31. 31.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  32. 32.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  33. 33.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) easel (d) flat brush
  39. 39.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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