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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 216 · 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 holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) easel
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) easel (d) palette
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) round brush
  4. 4.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  5. 5.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  7. 7.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  9. 9.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  11. 11.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) easel
  14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  15. 15.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  16. 16.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) palette
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  21. 21.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  22. 22.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  23. 23.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  24. 24.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) sharpener
  27. 27.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  29. 29.🖌️ 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
  30. 30.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  33. 33.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  35. 35.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  36. 36.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  38. 38.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  40. 40.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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