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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 950 · 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.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  3. 3.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  4. 4.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  7. 7.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  11. 11.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  12. 12.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) palette
  14. 14.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  16. 16.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  21. 21.🖌️ 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
  22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  23. 23.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  26. 26.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) sand
  27. 27.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  29. 29.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  31. 31.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  32. 32.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  35. 35.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  36. 36.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  39. 39.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  40. 40.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge

Answer key

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

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