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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 967 · 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: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  6. 6.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  9. 9.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  10. 10.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  11. 11.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  14. 14.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  19. 19.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  20. 20.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  21. 21.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) round brush
  24. 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  25. 25.🖌️ 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
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) easel
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) water pot (d) round brush
  28. 28.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  30. 30.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  32. 32.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  34. 34.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  35. 35.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 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
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) palette (d) sponge
  40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it

Answer key

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

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