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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 834 · 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 brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  2. 2.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  6. 6.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) sponge
  10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) palette
  12. 12.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  13. 13.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  15. 15.🖌️ 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
  16. 16.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) easel (c) water pot (d) sponge
  21. 21.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) palette (d) sponge
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  26. 26.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  29. 29.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  31. 31.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  32. 32.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  35. 35.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  39. 39.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles

Answer key

  1. a small round brush
  2. False
  3. rinsing between colours
  4. reshaping the tip
  5. leaving it in water
  6. bad for the brush
  7. False
  8. False
  9. flat brush
  10. letting paint dry on it
  11. easel
  12. wide, straight strokes
  13. good brush care
  14. holding paper flat
  15. a wide flat brush
  16. False
  17. True
  18. leaving it in water
  19. sponge
  20. water pot
  21. bad for the brush
  22. round brush
  23. scrubbing hard on paper
  24. masking tape
  25. scrubbing hard on paper
  26. True
  27. True
  28. good brush care
  29. good brush care
  30. good brush care
  31. bad for the brush
  32. False
  33. washing with mild soap
  34. letting paint dry on it
  35. True
  36. True
  37. False
  38. reshaping the tip
  39. False
  40. drying bristles up

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