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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 112 · 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.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  4. 4.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  5. 5.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  7. 7.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  9. 9.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  11. 11.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.🖌️ 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
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  14. 14.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap 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) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  17. 17.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  19. 19.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  20. 20.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  22. 22.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  24. 24.🖌️ 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
  25. 25.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  26. 26.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  27. 27.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
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) round brush
  29. 29.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  30. 30.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  32. 32.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  35. 35.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) palette (d) sponge
  37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  38. 38.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  39. 39.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  40. 40.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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