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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 698 · 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) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
  2. 2.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) easel
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) round brush
  8. 8.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) easel (d) sharpener
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  14. 14.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  15. 15.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  17. 17.🖌️ 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
  18. 18.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  20. 20.True or false: we use an easel for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) palette
  24. 24.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) round brush
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  32. 32.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  34. 34.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  36. 36.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  39. 39.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  40. 40.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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