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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 442 · 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) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) easel
  4. 4.🖌️ 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
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  6. 6.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) sand (d) hot oil
  7. 7.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  9. 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) easel
  11. 11.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  12. 12.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  15. 15.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  18. 18.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  19. 19.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  21. 21.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) sponge
  24. 24.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  28. 28.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) palette
  31. 31.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  32. 32.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  33. 33.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  35. 35.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  36. 36.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  40. 40.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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