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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 396 · 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 art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) palette
  2. 2.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  4. 4.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  7. 7.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  12. 12.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  14. 14.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  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) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  20. 20.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  22. 22.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  23. 23.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
  24. 24.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  27. 27.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  28. 28.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  30. 30.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) water pot
  33. 33.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  37. 37.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  38. 38.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

Answer key

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

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