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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 781 · 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 good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  3. 3.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  5. 5.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  6. 6.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  9. 9.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) palette
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) easel (d) round brush
  13. 13.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sponge (d) water pot
  16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  17. 17.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
  20. 20.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
  21. 21.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  24. 24.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
  25. 25.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  27. 27.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) palette
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  32. 32.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  35. 35.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  36. 36.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  37. 37.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  38. 38.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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