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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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