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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 505 · 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 down (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  5. 5.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) palette (d) masking tape
  8. 8.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  12. 12.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) glue
  15. 15.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  20. 20.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  23. 23.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  24. 24.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  25. 25.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) easel
  28. 28.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) easel
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  32. 32.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  37. 37.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  40. 40.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

Answer key

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

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