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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 646 · 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.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) water pot (d) palette
  3. 3.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  5. 5.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sponge
  10. 10.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  12. 12.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  14. 14.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) sand
  15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) water pot
  17. 17.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
  18. 18.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  21. 21.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  23. 23.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  26. 26.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  29. 29.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  34. 34.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  36. 36.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  37. 37.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) palette
  39. 39.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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