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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 929 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  5. 5.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  6. 6.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  7. 7.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  9. 9.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  11. 11.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
  12. 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
  13. 13.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
  14. 14.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  17. 17.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  19. 19.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  20. 20.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  21. 21.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  25. 25.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  26. 26.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) glue
  27. 27.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  28. 28.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  29. 29.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  32. 32.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  34. 34.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) palette (c) sponge (d) round brush
  36. 36.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) palette
  38. 38.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  40. 40.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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