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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 332 · 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.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  3. 3.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🖌️ 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
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) easel
  6. 6.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) easel
  10. 10.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) palette (d) easel
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  13. 13.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  15. 15.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  19. 19.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  20. 20.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
  23. 23.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  27. 27.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  28. 28.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  30. 30.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  35. 35.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  36. 36.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  37. 37.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  39. 39.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) sponge (d) water pot

Answer key

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

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