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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 681 · 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 art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) palette
  2. 2.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  4. 4.🖌️ 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
  5. 5.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) easel
  9. 9.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) round brush
  16. 16.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  17. 17.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  18. 18.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  20. 20.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  21. 21.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  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.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  26. 26.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  27. 27.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  28. 28.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  30. 30.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  31. 31.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  34. 34.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  35. 35.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  39. 39.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

Answer key

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

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