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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 739 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  4. 4.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  6. 6.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) palette (c) water pot (d) sponge
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  9. 9.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  12. 12.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  14. 14.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  15. 15.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  16. 16.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) palette
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  19. 19.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.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
  21. 21.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  22. 22.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  23. 23.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  33. 33.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  36. 36.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  39. 39.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  40. 40.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil

Answer key

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

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