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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 609 · 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 standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  5. 5.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  7. 7.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  9. 9.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
  10. 10.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  12. 12.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  15. 15.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) palette (d) sponge
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  21. 21.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) palette (d) sharpener
  25. 25.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  27. 27.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
  28. 28.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  30. 30.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  31. 31.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  32. 32.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  35. 35.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
  36. 36.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  38. 38.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  39. 39.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  40. 40.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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