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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 912 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  2. 2.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) sponge
  5. 5.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) palette (d) flat brush
  7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  8. 8.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  9. 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  10. 10.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  13. 13.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  14. 14.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  17. 17.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  18. 18.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  20. 20.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  22. 22.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) easel
  27. 27.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) easel
  29. 29.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  33. 33.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  37. 37.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  39. 39.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) water pot

Answer key

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

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