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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 241 · 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) easel (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) palette
  3. 3.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) palette
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  6. 6.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
  7. 7.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  12. 12.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  14. 14.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  16. 16.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
  17. 17.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  20. 20.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  23. 23.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  26. 26.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  28. 28.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  30. 30.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) masking tape
  33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  36. 36.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) flat brush
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) round brush
  39. 39.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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