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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 536 · 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 masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  2. 2.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) palette (d) sharpener
  4. 4.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  6. 6.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  8. 8.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  10. 10.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  13. 13.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  14. 14.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  16. 16.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  17. 17.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) palette
  22. 22.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  23. 23.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  24. 24.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  26. 26.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  28. 28.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  29. 29.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) palette (d) easel
  31. 31.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) easel (d) palette
  33. 33.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) water pot
  36. 36.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  39. 39.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles

Answer key

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

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