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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 743 · 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 standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  3. 3.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) palette (d) masking tape
  5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  6. 6.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: we use an easel for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
  9. 9.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
  10. 10.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  11. 11.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  14. 14.🔍 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
  15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  16. 16.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  17. 17.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) palette
  23. 23.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  25. 25.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
  28. 28.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  29. 29.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  30. 30.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  31. 31.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) sponge
  34. 34.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  40. 40.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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