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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 791 · 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.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  4. 4.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  6. 6.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.🖌️ 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
  8. 8.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
  10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  11. 11.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
  12. 12.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  13. 13.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) water pot
  16. 16.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) easel
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) easel
  24. 24.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  26. 26.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  28. 28.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  29. 29.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  30. 30.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  34. 34.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip 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 flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up

Answer key

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

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