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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 103 · 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) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  2. 2.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  4. 4.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
  5. 5.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  8. 8.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) water pot
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  12. 12.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  13. 13.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  14. 14.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  15. 15.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
  16. 16.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  18. 18.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  21. 21.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  24. 24.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  27. 27.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  28. 28.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  31. 31.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
  34. 34.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  35. 35.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  37. 37.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) water pot

Answer key

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

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