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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 564 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  2. 2.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  8. 8.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  9. 9.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  11. 11.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  12. 12.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
  13. 13.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
  14. 14.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) sponge (d) water pot
  21. 21.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  22. 22.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
  23. 23.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  24. 24.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  29. 29.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  32. 32.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
  33. 33.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) water pot
  35. 35.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  37. 37.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper

Answer key

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

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