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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 888 · 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: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  4. 4.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  6. 6.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  8. 8.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  11. 11.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) palette
  13. 13.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  16. 16.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  17. 17.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  21. 21.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  22. 22.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  25. 25.🖌️ 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
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) water pot
  27. 27.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.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
  31. 31.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) palette (d) flat brush
  33. 33.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours 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) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🖌️ 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
  38. 38.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  40. 40.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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