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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 545 · 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.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  3. 3.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  4. 4.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  6. 6.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  8. 8.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) masking tape
  10. 10.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  13. 13.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 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
  16. 16.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  17. 17.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  19. 19.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) easel (d) water pot
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  24. 24.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  26. 26.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🖌️ 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
  28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  30. 30.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  33. 33.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  36. 36.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles 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 palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) sponge
  39. 39.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

Answer key

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

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