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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 684 · 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 brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  2. 2.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) easel
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) easel
  8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  9. 9.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  10. 10.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  11. 11.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  14. 14.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
  18. 18.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  19. 19.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  21. 21.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) easel (d) water pot
  23. 23.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  24. 24.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  25. 25.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  28. 28.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) easel
  30. 30.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  34. 34.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  36. 36.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  40. 40.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point

Answer key

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

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