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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 661 · 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) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  2. 2.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
  3. 3.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  4. 4.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  8. 8.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) palette (d) masking tape
  10. 10.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  13. 13.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
  14. 14.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  16. 16.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  18. 18.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  21. 21.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  22. 22.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  24. 24.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) water pot (d) palette
  27. 27.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  28. 28.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) palette
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) water pot
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  34. 34.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
  36. 36.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  38. 38.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) easel

Answer key

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

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