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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 907 · 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.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) round brush
  4. 4.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  6. 6.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  9. 9.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  11. 11.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  12. 12.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  15. 15.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
  17. 17.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  18. 18.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  21. 21.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  25. 25.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) sponge
  27. 27.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  29. 29.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
  30. 30.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  31. 31.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  33. 33.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  36. 36.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  37. 37.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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