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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 871 · 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.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  2. 2.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  4. 4.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  5. 5.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) water pot (d) sponge
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  10. 10.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  16. 16.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  17. 17.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  18. 18.🖌️ 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
  19. 19.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  22. 22.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  29. 29.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) palette
  34. 34.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  35. 35.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  36. 36.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) easel
  39. 39.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) sand

Answer key

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

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