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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 870 · 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 art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) sponge (d) round brush
  2. 2.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
  3. 3.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) sponge (d) water pot
  5. 5.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) palette (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  8. 8.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  10. 10.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) palette
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  14. 14.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  17. 17.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  18. 18.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  21. 21.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  24. 24.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  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) drying bristles up
  27. 27.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  29. 29.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  31. 31.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) easel (d) sponge
  33. 33.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  35. 35.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  36. 36.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) round brush
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) easel
  39. 39.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper

Answer key

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

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