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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 428 · 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 holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) sponge
  2. 2.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  4. 4.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  9. 9.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  11. 11.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  15. 15.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  17. 17.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) easel
  20. 20.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  21. 21.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  27. 27.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  28. 28.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  31. 31.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  33. 33.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  37. 37.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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