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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 694 · 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 mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) palette (d) masking tape
  2. 2.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  6. 6.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) flat brush
  9. 9.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  11. 11.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) easel
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  16. 16.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  17. 17.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  19. 19.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  20. 20.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  22. 22.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
  23. 23.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) palette (d) sponge
  27. 27.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  29. 29.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  31. 31.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) sponge
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  37. 37.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours

Answer key

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

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