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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 188 · 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 good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  3. 3.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  5. 5.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  7. 7.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  8. 8.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  10. 10.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  13. 13.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) water pot
  17. 17.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  18. 18.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  19. 19.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  20. 20.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  22. 22.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
  24. 24.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  26. 26.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) easel
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  29. 29.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) palette
  31. 31.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  34. 34.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  36. 36.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) easel
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  40. 40.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil

Answer key

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

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