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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 787 · 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 scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
  5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) palette (d) water pot
  9. 9.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) sand
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) easel
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  13. 13.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  14. 14.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  16. 16.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  19. 19.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  21. 21.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  24. 24.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  27. 27.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  29. 29.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  31. 31.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  33. 33.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  34. 34.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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