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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 293 · 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: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  3. 3.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) easel
  7. 7.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  8. 8.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
  9. 9.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  10. 10.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) palette
  13. 13.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  14. 14.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) palette
  17. 17.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  19. 19.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  20. 20.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  23. 23.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  26. 26.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
  27. 27.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  29. 29.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
  30. 30.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  36. 36.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) easel (d) round brush
  39. 39.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

Answer key

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

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