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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 152 · 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 sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  2. 2.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  4. 4.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  5. 5.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) easel
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  10. 10.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) easel
  13. 13.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  15. 15.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🖌️ 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
  17. 17.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  19. 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  20. 20.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  22. 22.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) easel
  24. 24.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  29. 29.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
  31. 31.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  33. 33.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  35. 35.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  40. 40.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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