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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 699 · 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: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) sponge (d) easel
  4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  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.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) palette (d) sharpener
  9. 9.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  14. 14.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  17. 17.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  20. 20.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  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: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  25. 25.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  27. 27.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) sharpener
  30. 30.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  31. 31.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  34. 34.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.True or false: we use a sharpener for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  39. 39.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller

Answer key

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

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