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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 678 · 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.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  2. 2.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  4. 4.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  5. 5.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  9. 9.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  12. 12.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  13. 13.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
  14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) round brush
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  17. 17.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  20. 20.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  21. 21.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) hot oil
  23. 23.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  25. 25.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  27. 27.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) easel
  30. 30.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  31. 31.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  32. 32.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) easel
  36. 36.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  37. 37.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  40. 40.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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