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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 832 · 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.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  3. 3.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  4. 4.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  6. 6.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  9. 9.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  10. 10.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  11. 11.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  13. 13.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) easel
  16. 16.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) palette
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  20. 20.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  22. 22.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  24. 24.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  26. 26.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  30. 30.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  32. 32.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  34. 34.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  40. 40.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

Answer key

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

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