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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 600 · 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 scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  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.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) palette
  5. 5.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sponge
  7. 7.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  9. 9.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
  11. 11.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  14. 14.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  16. 16.🖌️ 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
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  18. 18.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  23. 23.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  25. 25.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  27. 27.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  31. 31.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  32. 32.True or false: we use a sharpener for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  34. 34.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  38. 38.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  40. 40.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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