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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 85 · 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) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  2. 2.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  4. 4.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) water pot (d) palette
  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 is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  8. 8.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  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.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  13. 13.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  16. 16.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  19. 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  20. 20.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  24. 24.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
  25. 25.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  27. 27.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  28. 28.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  30. 30.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  32. 32.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  35. 35.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  38. 38.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap

Answer key

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

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