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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 785 · 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 bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) palette
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) palette (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  6. 6.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  9. 9.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  11. 11.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  12. 12.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
  16. 16.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  18. 18.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  20. 20.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  21. 21.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  23. 23.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  26. 26.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  28. 28.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
  29. 29.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  30. 30.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  32. 32.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  35. 35.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up

Answer key

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

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