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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 619 · 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) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  3. 3.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  4. 4.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  8. 8.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  12. 12.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
  16. 16.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
  17. 17.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  22. 22.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  23. 23.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  25. 25.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  26. 26.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) round brush
  30. 30.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  32. 32.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  36. 36.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
  37. 37.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  40. 40.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

Answer key

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

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