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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 594 · 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.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  2. 2.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  3. 3.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  4. 4.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  6. 6.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  9. 9.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  13. 13.🔍 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
  14. 14.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  15. 15.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  17. 17.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  19. 19.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  20. 20.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  21. 21.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  24. 24.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  25. 25.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  27. 27.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  29. 29.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) sand
  30. 30.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🖌️ 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
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  33. 33.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper

Answer key

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

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