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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 981 · 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 rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  5. 5.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  8. 8.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  10. 10.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.True or false: we use a sharpener for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) easel
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  18. 18.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) palette (d) masking tape
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  22. 22.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  23. 23.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush
  28. 28.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  29. 29.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  31. 31.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  35. 35.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  38. 38.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) water pot

Answer key

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

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