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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 286 · 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 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
  2. 2.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  4. 4.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  5. 5.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  8. 8.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  9. 9.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  12. 12.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  13. 13.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) palette (d) water pot
  16. 16.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  18. 18.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  21. 21.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  22. 22.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  23. 23.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  26. 26.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  27. 27.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  31. 31.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) easel
  33. 33.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  39. 39.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up

Answer key

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

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