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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 987 · 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.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  4. 4.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  6. 6.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  9. 9.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  12. 12.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sponge (d) water pot
  14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) round brush
  16. 16.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  21. 21.🖌️ 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
  22. 22.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  24. 24.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) easel (d) masking tape
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  29. 29.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  30. 30.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  31. 31.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  34. 34.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) palette (d) flat brush
  36. 36.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  38. 38.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  40. 40.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures

Answer key

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

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