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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 726 · 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.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) water pot (d) sponge
  4. 4.🖌️ 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
  5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  6. 6.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) easel (d) round brush
  8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) water pot (d) sponge
  10. 10.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  12. 12.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  15. 15.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  18. 18.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) water pot
  20. 20.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  22. 22.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  24. 24.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  27. 27.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  29. 29.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  30. 30.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  31. 31.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  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.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  35. 35.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) palette (d) easel
  37. 37.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper

Answer key

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

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