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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 995 · 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: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  4. 4.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) palette (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  6. 6.🖌️ 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
  7. 7.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  8. 8.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
  9. 9.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  14. 14.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  17. 17.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  20. 20.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
  21. 21.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  23. 23.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
  25. 25.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  31. 31.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  34. 34.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  38. 38.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  40. 40.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes

Answer key

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

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