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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 919 · 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 drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  3. 3.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) sand
  5. 5.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  6. 6.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  9. 9.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) round brush
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  14. 14.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  16. 16.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  17. 17.🖌️ 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
  18. 18.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  21. 21.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  23. 23.🖌️ 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
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) easel (d) palette
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  26. 26.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  28. 28.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  29. 29.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  32. 32.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  35. 35.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  36. 36.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  39. 39.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap

Answer key

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

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