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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 268 · 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.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  5. 5.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) water pot
  7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  8. 8.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  10. 10.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  11. 11.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  13. 13.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  15. 15.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  18. 18.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
  19. 19.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  21. 21.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  24. 24.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  26. 26.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  28. 28.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  31. 31.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  34. 34.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  35. 35.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  36. 36.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  39. 39.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) easel (d) round brush

Answer key

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

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