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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 115 · 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 scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  4. 4.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  5. 5.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) flat brush
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  8. 8.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  10. 10.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) water pot
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  14. 14.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  16. 16.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  17. 17.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  18. 18.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  20. 20.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  21. 21.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  23. 23.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  27. 27.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  28. 28.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) palette (d) sharpener
  31. 31.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  35. 35.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a toothpick (d) a pencil
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) palette
  37. 37.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) easel
  40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water

Answer key

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

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