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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 552 · 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 water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  3. 3.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  5. 5.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  7. 7.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  9. 9.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  10. 10.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  11. 11.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  12. 12.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  13. 13.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  14. 14.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  16. 16.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  23. 23.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  25. 25.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  26. 26.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  29. 29.🔍 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
  30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) water pot
  32. 32.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  36. 36.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) palette
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  40. 40.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

Answer key

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

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