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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 375 · 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 brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  2. 2.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) palette (d) round brush
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
  7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  8. 8.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  9. 9.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  11. 11.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  13. 13.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  16. 16.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  19. 19.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) sand (d) hot oil
  21. 21.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  23. 23.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  26. 26.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) palette (d) round brush
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  30. 30.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (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) leaving it in water
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) palette (d) easel
  34. 34.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water

Answer key

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

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