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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 945 · 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.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  6. 6.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
  7. 7.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) sponge
  9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  10. 10.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  12. 12.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  14. 14.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
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  16. 16.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  17. 17.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) palette (d) masking tape
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  21. 21.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) easel
  23. 23.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  25. 25.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  27. 27.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
  28. 28.🔍 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
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) palette
  30. 30.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  32. 32.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
  33. 33.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) sponge (d) water pot
  37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  38. 38.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  39. 39.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  40. 40.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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