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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 144 · 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 art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  2. 2.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  5. 5.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  7. 7.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) palette
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  12. 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) easel (d) masking tape
  14. 14.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  16. 16.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  20. 20.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
  21. 21.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  23. 23.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  25. 25.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  26. 26.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  28. 28.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  30. 30.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  32. 32.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  35. 35.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  37. 37.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) palette
  39. 39.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

Answer key

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

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