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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 482 · 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.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  3. 3.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  4. 4.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  5. 5.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) palette
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  8. 8.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  11. 11.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) palette (d) round brush
  13. 13.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  15. 15.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  16. 16.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) sponge (d) masking tape
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  19. 19.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  22. 22.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  23. 23.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) water pot
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) water pot (d) round brush
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  27. 27.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  30. 30.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  32. 32.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
  33. 33.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
  34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  35. 35.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  36. 36.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  39. 39.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

Answer key

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

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