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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 931 · 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 reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours 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) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  6. 6.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  7. 7.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  10. 10.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  12. 12.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  15. 15.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) sponge
  17. 17.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  22. 22.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  23. 23.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  25. 25.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  26. 26.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  27. 27.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  28. 28.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  30. 30.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  33. 33.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  35. 35.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  37. 37.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  38. 38.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water

Answer key

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

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