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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 685 · 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 fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  2. 2.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  4. 4.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
  6. 6.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) water pot
  8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  9. 9.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  10. 10.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  13. 13.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
  15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  16. 16.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) easel
  20. 20.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  22. 22.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  24. 24.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  26. 26.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  27. 27.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  29. 29.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  32. 32.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  34. 34.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.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

Answer key

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

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