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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 686 · 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 thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
  2. 2.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  7. 7.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
  9. 9.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  10. 10.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  11. 11.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  12. 12.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  15. 15.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  16. 16.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
  17. 17.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  20. 20.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  24. 24.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
  25. 25.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  28. 28.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  30. 30.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  34. 34.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  36. 36.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  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.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a small round brush
  2. False
  3. good brush care
  4. scrubbing hard on paper
  5. sharpener
  6. masking tape
  7. dabbing soft textures
  8. a wide flat brush
  9. fine lines and details
  10. holding a board upright
  11. giving a pencil a point
  12. True
  13. False
  14. bad for the brush
  15. holding paper flat
  16. bristles up or flat
  17. False
  18. scrubbing hard on paper
  19. round brush
  20. False
  21. False
  22. False
  23. standing on its bristles
  24. water and mild soap
  25. True
  26. True
  27. bad for the brush
  28. good brush care
  29. rinsing between colours
  30. True
  31. False
  32. standing on its bristles
  33. flat brush
  34. False
  35. letting paint dry on it
  36. False
  37. True
  38. True
  39. good brush care
  40. False

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