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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 764 · 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.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) palette
  3. 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  4. 4.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  6. 6.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  8. 8.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) hot oil
  9. 9.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) palette (d) water pot
  11. 11.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) palette
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  15. 15.🖌️ 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
  16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  17. 17.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.True or false: we use a sharpener for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  22. 22.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  23. 23.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  28. 28.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
  29. 29.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  32. 32.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  33. 33.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  36. 36.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) palette (d) sharpener
  38. 38.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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