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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 615 · 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.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  2. 2.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) easel
  4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  5. 5.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  6. 6.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
  7. 7.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  12. 12.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖌️ 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
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  15. 15.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  17. 17.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  18. 18.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  21. 21.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  23. 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  24. 24.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) easel (d) flat brush
  26. 26.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  30. 30.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  31. 31.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
  32. 32.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  35. 35.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  37. 37.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  40. 40.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright

Answer key

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

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