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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 194 · 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 painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  3. 3.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  5. 5.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  7. 7.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
  9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  10. 10.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  11. 11.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  12. 12.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  13. 13.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) palette
  17. 17.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  18. 18.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  20. 20.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  23. 23.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  24. 24.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sponge
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  28. 28.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  30. 30.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
  31. 31.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  32. 32.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) water pot
  34. 34.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  37. 37.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  39. 39.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) easel

Answer key

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

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