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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 265 · 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.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) palette (c) round brush (d) water pot
  3. 3.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  6. 6.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  9. 9.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  13. 13.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  15. 15.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  16. 16.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  18. 18.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  19. 19.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  22. 22.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  24. 24.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  27. 27.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  29. 29.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  33. 33.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  35. 35.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  37. 37.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) round brush (d) easel

Answer key

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

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