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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 113 · 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.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  2. 2.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  4. 4.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  5. 5.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  7. 7.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  9. 9.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  10. 10.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  11. 11.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) easel (d) round brush
  14. 14.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) round brush
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  18. 18.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) round brush
  20. 20.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  21. 21.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  27. 27.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  30. 30.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  34. 34.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  35. 35.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) masking tape
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) palette (d) round brush
  39. 39.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  40. 40.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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