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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 635 · 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 good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  3. 3.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) easel
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  7. 7.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) palette (c) water pot (d) round brush
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  10. 10.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) palette
  12. 12.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  15. 15.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) easel (d) sharpener
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  19. 19.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  20. 20.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  22. 22.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  25. 25.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  35. 35.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  39. 39.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  40. 40.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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