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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 307 · 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 of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) easel
  4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  5. 5.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  8. 8.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  10. 10.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) sponge
  14. 14.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  15. 15.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
  17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  18. 18.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  21. 21.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  22. 22.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
  23. 23.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  24. 24.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  26. 26.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  27. 27.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  28. 28.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) sand (c) glue (d) hot oil
  29. 29.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  33. 33.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  35. 35.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  36. 36.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  37. 37.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  40. 40.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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