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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 850 · 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 brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  2. 2.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip 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 fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) round brush
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  5. 5.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sponge
  12. 12.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  13. 13.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) easel (d) sponge
  16. 16.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  19. 19.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  21. 21.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  22. 22.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  24. 24.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  26. 26.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) easel
  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.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  35. 35.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  37. 37.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
  39. 39.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles

Answer key

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

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