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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 146 · 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.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  4. 4.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  6. 6.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  7. 7.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
  9. 9.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  11. 11.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  14. 14.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  15. 15.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) easel
  19. 19.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  22. 22.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
  23. 23.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) flat brush
  25. 25.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  26. 26.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  28. 28.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
  29. 29.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  30. 30.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  32. 32.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  33. 33.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  35. 35.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  38. 38.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  39. 39.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip

Answer key

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

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