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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 410 · 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 bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  4. 4.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  5. 5.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  9. 9.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  11. 11.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) round brush
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  17. 17.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  18. 18.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) easel
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  21. 21.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  23. 23.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) easel
  31. 31.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  33. 33.🖌️ 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
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  36. 36.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  39. 39.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap

Answer key

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

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