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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 800 · 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) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  2. 2.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  6. 6.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  8. 8.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) palette
  12. 12.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  13. 13.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  16. 16.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  18. 18.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  22. 22.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  24. 24.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  26. 26.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  28. 28.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  32. 32.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  34. 34.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  36. 36.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
  37. 37.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  38. 38.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper

Answer key

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

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