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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 108 · 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 reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  3. 3.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  5. 5.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  7. 7.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  8. 8.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
  11. 11.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
  12. 12.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) sponge
  14. 14.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  18. 18.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  20. 20.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  22. 22.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) palette (d) sponge
  24. 24.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  25. 25.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  26. 26.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
  27. 27.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  29. 29.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  30. 30.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) palette
  32. 32.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  37. 37.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  39. 39.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  40. 40.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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