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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 276 · 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.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  4. 4.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  6. 6.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  8. 8.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  9. 9.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  11. 11.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  16. 16.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  17. 17.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  19. 19.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) easel
  21. 21.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  22. 22.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  24. 24.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  26. 26.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) palette
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  30. 30.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  32. 32.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  36. 36.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  38. 38.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  40. 40.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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