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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 773 · 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 washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  3. 3.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  4. 4.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
  5. 5.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) sponge
  9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  10. 10.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  12. 12.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  13. 13.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  20. 20.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) hot oil
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) round brush (d) palette
  22. 22.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  23. 23.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  27. 27.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) sponge
  30. 30.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  31. 31.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  33. 33.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  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.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: we use an easel for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  40. 40.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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