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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 127 · 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 washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  4. 4.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  8. 8.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) round brush
  10. 10.🖌️ 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
  11. 11.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  15. 15.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  16. 16.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) sand
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  18. 18.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  20. 20.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  22. 22.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  25. 25.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) sponge (d) round brush
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  28. 28.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
  29. 29.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  32. 32.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  35. 35.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  36. 36.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) easel (d) water pot
  38. 38.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  39. 39.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) water pot (d) masking tape

Answer key

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

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