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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 798 · 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 sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  3. 3.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  4. 4.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  6. 6.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  8. 8.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
  11. 11.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  12. 12.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) palette
  16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) easel (d) palette
  18. 18.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  21. 21.🔍 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
  22. 22.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) round brush
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) sponge
  27. 27.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  28. 28.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  32. 32.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  37. 37.🖌️ 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
  38. 38.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  39. 39.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  40. 40.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

Answer key

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

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