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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 672 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  3. 3.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  6. 6.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) palette
  8. 8.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  11. 11.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) palette (d) easel
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  19. 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
  20. 20.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
  21. 21.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  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 brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) easel
  25. 25.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) palette
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  29. 29.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  34. 34.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) round brush
  37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  38. 38.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  39. 39.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it

Answer key

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

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