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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 758 · 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: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  3. 3.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  4. 4.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  6. 6.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  7. 7.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick
  8. 8.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  11. 11.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  15. 15.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) palette
  17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  18. 18.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) easel
  22. 22.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  24. 24.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  26. 26.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
  27. 27.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  28. 28.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  31. 31.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  32. 32.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  34. 34.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  35. 35.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖌️ 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
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  38. 38.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours

Answer key

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

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