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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 901 · 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.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  2. 2.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  5. 5.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  8. 8.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  10. 10.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  11. 11.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  14. 14.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  17. 17.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  21. 21.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  22. 22.True or false: we use an easel for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  24. 24.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  26. 26.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
  27. 27.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  29. 29.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  32. 32.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
  33. 33.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  38. 38.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it 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 bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap

Answer key

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

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