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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 603 · 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 rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) easel
  5. 5.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  7. 7.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  10. 10.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  12. 12.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  14. 14.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  17. 17.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  19. 19.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  21. 21.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) palette (d) sharpener
  23. 23.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  26. 26.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
  27. 27.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  29. 29.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  30. 30.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  32. 32.🔍 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
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) easel
  34. 34.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) easel (d) round brush
  36. 36.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  38. 38.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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