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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 622 · 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.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  3. 3.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) hot oil
  4. 4.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  6. 6.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  7. 7.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🖌️ 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
  11. 11.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  15. 15.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  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.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  22. 22.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) easel (d) masking tape
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  25. 25.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  30. 30.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  32. 32.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  34. 34.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  39. 39.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  40. 40.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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