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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 591 · 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 reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) easel (d) palette
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) palette
  6. 6.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  8. 8.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  13. 13.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  16. 16.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  18. 18.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  20. 20.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) palette
  22. 22.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) palette (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  24. 24.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  30. 30.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  31. 31.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
  35. 35.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  36. 36.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  38. 38.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  40. 40.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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