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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 587 · 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: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  5. 5.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  7. 7.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  9. 9.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) easel (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  12. 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  14. 14.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  15. 15.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  17. 17.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🖌️ 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
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  20. 20.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  21. 21.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  22. 22.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  24. 24.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  27. 27.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  28. 28.🖌️ 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
  29. 29.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  33. 33.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) easel
  36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  37. 37.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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