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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 353 · 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) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  2. 2.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
  3. 3.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  4. 4.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  6. 6.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles 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) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  8. 8.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  9. 9.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) easel
  13. 13.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  14. 14.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  15. 15.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) palette (d) flat brush
  17. 17.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  20. 20.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  22. 22.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) sponge (d) palette
  26. 26.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  30. 30.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
  31. 31.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  32. 32.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  34. 34.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  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.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  37. 37.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  39. 39.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it

Answer key

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

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