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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 419 · 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.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  3. 3.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  6. 6.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  8. 8.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  10. 10.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  11. 11.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  15. 15.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) glue
  18. 18.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  19. 19.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  20. 20.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  21. 21.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a pencil
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  23. 23.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  28. 28.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  30. 30.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  31. 31.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  33. 33.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  35. 35.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  37. 37.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  40. 40.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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