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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 992 · 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.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
  2. 2.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  7. 7.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  11. 11.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  12. 12.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  13. 13.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  14. 14.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  18. 18.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  19. 19.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  22. 22.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  23. 23.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  26. 26.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  29. 29.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  30. 30.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  31. 31.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  35. 35.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  36. 36.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  38. 38.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  40. 40.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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