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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 976 · 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) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  2. 2.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) easel (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  4. 4.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  7. 7.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  10. 10.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  15. 15.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  17. 17.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖌️ 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
  19. 19.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  20. 20.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  21. 21.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  22. 22.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  27. 27.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  30. 30.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  32. 32.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 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
  34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  35. 35.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) sponge
  39. 39.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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