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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 795 · 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) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  2. 2.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  3. 3.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  4. 4.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  7. 7.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  9. 9.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  10. 10.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  12. 12.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: we use an easel for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  16. 16.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  18. 18.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  20. 20.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  22. 22.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  24. 24.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) palette
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  27. 27.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  29. 29.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  30. 30.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) palette
  32. 32.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) palette (d) round brush
  34. 34.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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