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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 756 · 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.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  2. 2.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  4. 4.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  5. 5.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  6. 6.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) glue
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  10. 10.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  15. 15.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  16. 16.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  18. 18.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  19. 19.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) palette
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  22. 22.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  23. 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  24. 24.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  26. 26.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
  27. 27.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  31. 31.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  35. 35.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) easel
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) easel
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  40. 40.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes

Answer key

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

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