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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 966 · 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 of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  4. 4.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  5. 5.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
  6. 6.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
  7. 7.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  9. 9.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) palette (d) flat brush
  13. 13.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  15. 15.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  16. 16.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  19. 19.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) easel (d) masking tape
  22. 22.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  24. 24.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  26. 26.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) easel (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  33. 33.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  35. 35.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) masking tape
  37. 37.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles

Answer key

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

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