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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 257 · 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.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  6. 6.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  7. 7.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  11. 11.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  13. 13.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  15. 15.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  16. 16.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) easel
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  20. 20.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
  21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  22. 22.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  25. 25.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  29. 29.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  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 a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  33. 33.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  36. 36.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  38. 38.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  39. 39.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper

Answer key

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

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