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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 426 · 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 sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) palette (d) easel
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  8. 8.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  10. 10.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  13. 13.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  16. 16.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) palette
  19. 19.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) round brush (d) water pot
  22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  23. 23.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) palette (d) sponge
  26. 26.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
  29. 29.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  32. 32.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  35. 35.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  36. 36.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  39. 39.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  40. 40.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

Answer key

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

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