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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 949 · 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.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  3. 3.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  6. 6.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖌️ 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
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  14. 14.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  15. 15.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) round brush
  21. 21.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  22. 22.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  23. 23.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) water pot (d) round brush
  26. 26.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  28. 28.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  30. 30.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  32. 32.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) easel (d) flat brush
  35. 35.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) palette
  38. 38.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  40. 40.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes

Answer key

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

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