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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 501 · 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.🖌️ 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
  2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  3. 3.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  6. 6.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) glue
  7. 7.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  8. 8.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  9. 9.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush
  11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  13. 13.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  15. 15.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  17. 17.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  20. 20.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  21. 21.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  26. 26.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  28. 28.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  31. 31.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) easel
  33. 33.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  37. 37.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip

Answer key

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

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