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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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