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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 735 · 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 drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  3. 3.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  6. 6.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush
  7. 7.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  8. 8.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  10. 10.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  12. 12.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  14. 14.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  16. 16.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) water pot
  18. 18.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  22. 22.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  24. 24.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) easel (d) water pot
  26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  27. 27.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  29. 29.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) sand (d) hot oil
  32. 32.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  35. 35.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  37. 37.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  39. 39.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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