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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 768 · 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 letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  5. 5.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  7. 7.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) palette (d) easel
  13. 13.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  15. 15.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  18. 18.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  21. 21.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  23. 23.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  25. 25.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
  27. 27.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  29. 29.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (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 is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  32. 32.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  34. 34.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  36. 36.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  38. 38.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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