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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 227 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  3. 3.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) hot oil
  5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  6. 6.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  7. 7.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  12. 12.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  13. 13.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  14. 14.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  16. 16.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  18. 18.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  20. 20.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  21. 21.🔍 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
  22. 22.🖌️ 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
  23. 23.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  27. 27.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  30. 30.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  32. 32.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) sharpener
  34. 34.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  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.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  39. 39.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes

Answer key

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

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