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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 94 · 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) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  2. 2.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
  3. 3.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  4. 4.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) palette (d) water pot
  8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) palette
  10. 10.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  13. 13.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) round brush
  15. 15.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  17. 17.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) water pot
  20. 20.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  22. 22.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  25. 25.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  27. 27.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  30. 30.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
  31. 31.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  32. 32.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  34. 34.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.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
  36. 36.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) palette (d) flat brush
  38. 38.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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