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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 604 · 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 leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) round brush
  4. 4.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  7. 7.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  8. 8.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  9. 9.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  10. 10.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  12. 12.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
  14. 14.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  16. 16.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  18. 18.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) round brush (d) water pot
  20. 20.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  22. 22.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  26. 26.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  28. 28.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  29. 29.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  35. 35.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  36. 36.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) easel (d) sponge
  40. 40.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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