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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 59 · 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.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
  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 wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) sponge
  6. 6.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  9. 9.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  10. 10.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  12. 12.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  14. 14.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
  15. 15.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) palette (d) flat brush
  20. 20.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
  21. 21.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  24. 24.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  30. 30.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
  31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  33. 33.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  35. 35.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  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.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  38. 38.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  39. 39.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) water pot (d) round brush

Answer key

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

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