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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 324 · 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 palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  2. 2.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  5. 5.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) easel (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  8. 8.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  10. 10.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) glue
  11. 11.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  14. 14.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  17. 17.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  21. 21.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  24. 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  25. 25.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  27. 27.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  29. 29.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  31. 31.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  32. 32.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  33. 33.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
  34. 34.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  37. 37.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  40. 40.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

Answer key

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

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