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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 682 · 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 painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
  2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) water pot (d) easel
  7. 7.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  9. 9.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  10. 10.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  12. 12.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) palette
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  18. 18.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  19. 19.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) palette
  22. 22.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
  23. 23.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  24. 24.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  26. 26.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) palette
  28. 28.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  29. 29.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  30. 30.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  31. 31.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  35. 35.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  39. 39.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  40. 40.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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