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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 656 · 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 reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  4. 4.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  5. 5.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  9. 9.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) sponge
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  13. 13.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  14. 14.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
  16. 16.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  17. 17.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) easel
  19. 19.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  22. 22.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  24. 24.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  26. 26.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  27. 27.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  28. 28.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  31. 31.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  33. 33.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  36. 36.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  37. 37.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
  39. 39.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  40. 40.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point

Answer key

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

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