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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 208 · 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.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  2. 2.🖌️ 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
  3. 3.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  7. 7.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  10. 10.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
  11. 11.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) palette (d) flat brush
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) easel (d) flat brush
  16. 16.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  17. 17.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  18. 18.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  20. 20.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  21. 21.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  22. 22.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  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: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  31. 31.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  34. 34.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) easel (d) round brush
  38. 38.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper 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) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  40. 40.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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