Painting Review

Water color brushes are typically more

• rough

• soft

• expensive

• difficult to find

Real hair brushes (made from animal hair) are typically less expensive than synthetic brushes.

• True

• False

Why do acrylic brushes typically have stiffer bristles?

• acrylic paint is thicker

• they are more expensive

• acrylic paint is thinner

• they are synthetic

Choose the animal hair that is NOT typically used in  paintbrushes.

• Badger

• Mouse

• Squirrel

• Sable Weasel

Brush size is determined by the number; the larger the number the larger the brush

• True

• False

Which one is NOT a brush shape?

• Square

• Flat

• Round

• Filbert

How do you know which shape and size brush to use?

• Round brushes are for the lines and flat brushes are for painting big areas.

• 1-10 are for small spaces

• 10-20 are for larger spaces

• Artist's choice and what they prefer to use. Each shaped brush serves a different purpose.

Which part of the paintbrush is the ferrule?

• F

• A

• G

• C

Select all parts of the paintbrush that consists of the bristles

• A, E & F

• D, C & B

• G

• C

Where is paintbrush's crimp?

• A

• B

• C

• D