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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 590 · 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 drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  3. 3.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  5. 5.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
  7. 7.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  9. 9.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  10. 10.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) round brush
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) water pot (d) palette
  15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  17. 17.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) easel
  19. 19.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  21. 21.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  24. 24.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  26. 26.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) sand
  28. 28.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  29. 29.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  33. 33.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  36. 36.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  38. 38.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  39. 39.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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