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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 100 · 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 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
  2. 2.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  4. 4.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) easel
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) palette
  8. 8.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  9. 9.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  16. 16.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  18. 18.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  21. 21.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: we use an easel for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  25. 25.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  27. 27.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) easel
  29. 29.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  30. 30.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper 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) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  32. 32.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  33. 33.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  36. 36.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) easel (d) masking tape
  38. 38.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  40. 40.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

Answer key

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

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