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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 621 · 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 brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
  2. 2.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) palette
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) palette
  6. 6.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  7. 7.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
  11. 11.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) palette (d) flat brush
  15. 15.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  17. 17.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  19. 19.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  21. 21.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) masking tape
  23. 23.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  26. 26.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  29. 29.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  30. 30.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  31. 31.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  36. 36.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  38. 38.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles

Answer key

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

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