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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 223 · 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 art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  3. 3.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) easel
  7. 7.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  10. 10.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) water pot
  13. 13.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) hot oil
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  15. 15.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  19. 19.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  21. 21.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  22. 22.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  23. 23.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) palette (d) sharpener
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  28. 28.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  30. 30.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  31. 31.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  33. 33.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
  34. 34.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🖌️ 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
  36. 36.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) palette
  40. 40.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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