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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 918 · 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.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  3. 3.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  4. 4.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  6. 6.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  8. 8.🔍 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
  9. 9.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) palette (d) sponge
  11. 11.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  12. 12.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
  13. 13.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) sand
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  16. 16.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  17. 17.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  18. 18.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  20. 20.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  21. 21.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  22. 22.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  25. 25.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) water pot
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) sponge (d) water pot
  28. 28.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  32. 32.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
  33. 33.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) water pot (d) round brush
  39. 39.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) round brush

Answer key

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

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