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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 968 · 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) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  4. 4.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) sponge
  7. 7.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  9. 9.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  12. 12.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  15. 15.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  17. 17.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) sand
  18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  20. 20.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  21. 21.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  22. 22.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  26. 26.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  28. 28.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  31. 31.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) palette (d) round brush
  34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  35. 35.🔍 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
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  37. 37.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up

Answer key

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

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