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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 627 · 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) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  2. 2.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  5. 5.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  8. 8.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  11. 11.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  14. 14.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  16. 16.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
  17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  18. 18.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  19. 19.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) easel
  22. 22.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  23. 23.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  25. 25.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  26. 26.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  28. 28.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  31. 31.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  33. 33.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) palette
  37. 37.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  39. 39.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge

Answer key

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

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