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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 939 · 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) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) sponge
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  8. 8.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
  9. 9.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  12. 12.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  13. 13.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  16. 16.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  17. 17.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) easel
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  21. 21.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  22. 22.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  23. 23.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  25. 25.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  26. 26.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  29. 29.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🖌️ 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
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  33. 33.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  36. 36.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  38. 38.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  40. 40.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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