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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 859 · 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 flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  4. 4.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  5. 5.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  9. 9.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  10. 10.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
  11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  12. 12.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) palette
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  16. 16.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  18. 18.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  20. 20.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  24. 24.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  26. 26.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip 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) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  28. 28.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  34. 34.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  35. 35.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  37. 37.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  40. 40.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point

Answer key

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

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