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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 574 · 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) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  4. 4.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  7. 7.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  9. 9.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  11. 11.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  12. 12.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) easel
  14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  15. 15.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  18. 18.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  21. 21.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
  22. 22.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) palette (d) sharpener
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  26. 26.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  29. 29.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) water pot (d) easel
  33. 33.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  34. 34.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  35. 35.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  37. 37.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  38. 38.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap

Answer key

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

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