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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 885 · 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 wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  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.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  5. 5.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) palette (d) water pot
  9. 9.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  12. 12.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  14. 14.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
  16. 16.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  17. 17.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  20. 20.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  21. 21.True or false: we use a sharpener for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  24. 24.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  30. 30.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  32. 32.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  34. 34.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  36. 36.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  38. 38.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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