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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 133 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  2. 2.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) palette
  4. 4.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) palette (d) round brush
  6. 6.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.🖌️ 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
  9. 9.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  11. 11.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
  12. 12.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  16. 16.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  17. 17.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  20. 20.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  23. 23.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  25. 25.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  27. 27.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  29. 29.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  31. 31.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  32. 32.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) flat brush
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  36. 36.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  39. 39.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles

Answer key

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

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