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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 440 · 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 of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  2. 2.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) easel
  4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) palette
  6. 6.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  7. 7.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  10. 10.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  12. 12.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  13. 13.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  17. 17.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) easel
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  21. 21.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  26. 26.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  28. 28.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) palette (d) round brush
  31. 31.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) sand
  32. 32.🔍 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
  33. 33.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  35. 35.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
  37. 37.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) round brush
  39. 39.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  40. 40.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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