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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 498 · 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.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) palette
  6. 6.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
  7. 7.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  8. 8.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  10. 10.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  12. 12.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
  14. 14.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  17. 17.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  20. 20.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  23. 23.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  25. 25.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  27. 27.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  29. 29.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  33. 33.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  36. 36.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  39. 39.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) palette (d) flat brush

Answer key

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

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