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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 933 · 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 standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) round brush
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) easel (d) round brush
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) round brush
  6. 6.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) easel (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  9. 9.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  11. 11.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  17. 17.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  19. 19.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  21. 21.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  22. 22.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
  23. 23.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
  24. 24.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  25. 25.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  27. 27.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  30. 30.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  34. 34.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  38. 38.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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