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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 237 · 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 dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  2. 2.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  4. 4.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) palette (d) round brush
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) sponge
  9. 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  11. 11.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  12. 12.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  13. 13.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) easel
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  18. 18.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  21. 21.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  22. 22.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  24. 24.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  26. 26.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  29. 29.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
  33. 33.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  34. 34.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  35. 35.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  39. 39.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

Answer key

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

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