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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 961 · 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.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) sponge
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) sponge
  5. 5.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  9. 9.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  11. 11.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  14. 14.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  16. 16.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  17. 17.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) easel (d) water pot
  19. 19.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  20. 20.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  21. 21.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  23. 23.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
  24. 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  28. 28.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  29. 29.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  33. 33.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  36. 36.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  38. 38.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap

Answer key

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

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