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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 611 · 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 standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  5. 5.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) masking tape
  8. 8.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  11. 11.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) sponge
  14. 14.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) palette
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) palette
  17. 17.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  20. 20.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
  23. 23.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  24. 24.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  26. 26.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  28. 28.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
  29. 29.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  31. 31.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  33. 33.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  36. 36.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) easel (d) flat brush
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) water pot
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  40. 40.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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