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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 238 · 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 round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) palette (d) round brush
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  6. 6.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) masking tape
  8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
  9. 9.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  11. 11.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) easel
  16. 16.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  18. 18.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
  22. 22.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  24. 24.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  26. 26.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  28. 28.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  31. 31.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) sand
  32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  34. 34.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  35. 35.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  38. 38.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

Answer key

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

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