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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 69 · 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.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  5. 5.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
  6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  7. 7.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  9. 9.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  10. 10.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  12. 12.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
  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.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  17. 17.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) easel (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  19. 19.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  23. 23.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  26. 26.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  27. 27.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  28. 28.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) easel
  30. 30.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  33. 33.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  35. 35.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  38. 38.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  40. 40.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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