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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 123 · 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.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  3. 3.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  6. 6.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) easel
  9. 9.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) palette (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  11. 11.🖌️ 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
  12. 12.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  16. 16.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  18. 18.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) palette
  21. 21.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  24. 24.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  27. 27.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  29. 29.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) sharpener
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  35. 35.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) palette (d) sharpener
  38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  39. 39.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it

Answer key

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

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