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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 601 · 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 water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  2. 2.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  4. 4.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  5. 5.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  7. 7.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  11. 11.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  13. 13.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) palette
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  16. 16.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  18. 18.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
  20. 20.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  23. 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  24. 24.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  25. 25.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  29. 29.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
  34. 34.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
  36. 36.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  39. 39.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

Answer key

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

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