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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 613 · 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) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  2. 2.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) glue
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  6. 6.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  9. 9.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  11. 11.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  12. 12.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) palette
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) palette
  16. 16.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  17. 17.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  18. 18.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  20. 20.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) sponge
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  26. 26.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  28. 28.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  29. 29.🖌️ 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
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) palette
  31. 31.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  35. 35.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  37. 37.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  39. 39.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  40. 40.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures

Answer key

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

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