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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 924 · 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 letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  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.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  7. 7.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  9. 9.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  10. 10.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  13. 13.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  17. 17.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) easel
  20. 20.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  21. 21.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  23. 23.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  25. 25.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  29. 29.🖌️ 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
  30. 30.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  32. 32.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  34. 34.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) sponge
  36. 36.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) hot oil
  38. 38.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) sponge

Answer key

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

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