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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 869 · 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 sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  4. 4.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  7. 7.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  9. 9.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  10. 10.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  12. 12.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  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.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) palette
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  16. 16.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  19. 19.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) palette
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  25. 25.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  28. 28.🖌️ 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
  29. 29.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
  31. 31.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) easel (d) sharpener
  34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  35. 35.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  36. 36.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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