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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 162 · 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 leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
  5. 5.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) easel (d) round brush
  9. 9.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) palette
  11. 11.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  12. 12.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  14. 14.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  15. 15.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  16. 16.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  19. 19.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  21. 21.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  22. 22.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  23. 23.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  24. 24.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  25. 25.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  29. 29.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  31. 31.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) palette (d) sharpener
  34. 34.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  36. 36.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  40. 40.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures

Answer key

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

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