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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 364 · 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 thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  4. 4.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) easel
  7. 7.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) round brush
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  10. 10.True or false: we use a sharpener for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  16. 16.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  17. 17.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
  18. 18.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  19. 19.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  23. 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  24. 24.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  26. 26.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  29. 29.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) palette (d) water pot
  31. 31.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  34. 34.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  36. 36.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  38. 38.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) easel
  40. 40.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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