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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 73 · 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 rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  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.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) easel (c) sponge (d) round brush
  4. 4.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  6. 6.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  8. 8.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  11. 11.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  16. 16.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  17. 17.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  21. 21.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖌️ 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
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  24. 24.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  26. 26.True or false: we use a sharpener for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  28. 28.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  29. 29.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  30. 30.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  33. 33.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  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 fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  37. 37.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  38. 38.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) flat brush
  40. 40.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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