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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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