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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 176 · 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 art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) palette (d) sharpener
  4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  5. 5.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  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.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  8. 8.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  12. 12.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) round brush
  14. 14.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  15. 15.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  17. 17.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  19. 19.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  21. 21.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  23. 23.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  25. 25.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  29. 29.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  31. 31.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  33. 33.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  35. 35.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) round brush (d) easel
  38. 38.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) easel (d) palette
  40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper

Answer key

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

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