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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 278 · 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) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  6. 6.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  7. 7.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  12. 12.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  13. 13.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  14. 14.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  15. 15.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) easel (d) sharpener
  17. 17.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  19. 19.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  22. 22.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  24. 24.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) palette
  26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) easel
  30. 30.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
  31. 31.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  32. 32.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  34. 34.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) hot oil
  39. 39.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip

Answer key

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

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