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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 365 · 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) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  3. 3.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) round brush
  6. 6.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  10. 10.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) palette (d) sharpener
  12. 12.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  14. 14.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) glue
  15. 15.🖌️ 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
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  18. 18.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  19. 19.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  20. 20.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  21. 21.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  23. 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  24. 24.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  26. 26.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  27. 27.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  31. 31.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  33. 33.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  36. 36.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  37. 37.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  39. 39.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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