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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 779 · 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 of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) sponge
  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.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) palette (d) flat brush
  5. 5.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  7. 7.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
  8. 8.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  11. 11.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  14. 14.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  16. 16.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  17. 17.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  19. 19.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  20. 20.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  22. 22.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) palette
  25. 25.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  26. 26.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  30. 30.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  34. 34.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  35. 35.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) easel
  38. 38.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  40. 40.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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