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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 155 · 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 brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) easel
  3. 3.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  4. 4.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  6. 6.🔍 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
  7. 7.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  8. 8.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) palette (d) sharpener
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) palette
  12. 12.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  15. 15.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  17. 17.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.🖌️ 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
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  20. 20.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
  21. 21.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  23. 23.🔍 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
  24. 24.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) water pot
  26. 26.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) easel
  29. 29.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  30. 30.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  33. 33.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  35. 35.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  37. 37.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  40. 40.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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