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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 793 · 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) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) palette
  3. 3.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  5. 5.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) easel
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  9. 9.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  10. 10.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  11. 11.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
  12. 12.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
  13. 13.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  16. 16.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  18. 18.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  19. 19.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  21. 21.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) masking tape
  27. 27.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  30. 30.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) sponge
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) round brush
  34. 34.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  35. 35.True or false: we use an easel for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip 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 flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap

Answer key

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

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