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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 962 · 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 art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) palette
  2. 2.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  3. 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  4. 4.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  5. 5.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  6. 6.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  12. 12.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  15. 15.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
  16. 16.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  18. 18.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  22. 22.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  24. 24.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  26. 26.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) palette
  28. 28.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) sponge
  30. 30.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) easel
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) easel (d) sponge
  35. 35.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  38. 38.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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