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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 696 · 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.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) palette
  3. 3.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) palette (d) flat brush
  5. 5.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) masking tape
  7. 7.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  9. 9.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  12. 12.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) palette (d) sharpener
  15. 15.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  18. 18.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  21. 21.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  26. 26.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  27. 27.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  31. 31.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  35. 35.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  36. 36.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  37. 37.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  39. 39.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  40. 40.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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