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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 770 · 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) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  4. 4.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  6. 6.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  7. 7.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) palette (d) masking tape
  11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  12. 12.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
  13. 13.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  15. 15.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) easel (d) round brush
  21. 21.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
  23. 23.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  25. 25.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  26. 26.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  29. 29.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
  30. 30.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  32. 32.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  39. 39.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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