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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 169 · 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 scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) palette
  3. 3.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  6. 6.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) palette (d) easel
  8. 8.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  10. 10.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  12. 12.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  15. 15.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  18. 18.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  24. 24.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  25. 25.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) sponge
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  29. 29.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  32. 32.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  33. 33.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  36. 36.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  38. 38.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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