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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 598 · 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 washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  5. 5.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  6. 6.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  7. 7.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  9. 9.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) masking tape
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) water pot
  13. 13.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  15. 15.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  18. 18.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  21. 21.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  25. 25.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) palette (d) water pot
  29. 29.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  31. 31.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  33. 33.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  35. 35.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  36. 36.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  37. 37.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  38. 38.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours

Answer key

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

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