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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 845 · 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 leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  4. 4.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) water pot (d) sponge
  6. 6.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
  8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
  9. 9.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  10. 10.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) palette
  13. 13.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  15. 15.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  18. 18.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
  20. 20.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  22. 22.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) palette (d) water pot
  25. 25.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  27. 27.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  31. 31.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) palette (d) round brush
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  36. 36.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  38. 38.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  40. 40.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

Answer key

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

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