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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 70 · 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) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  4. 4.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  7. 7.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  9. 9.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  10. 10.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) sand (c) glue (d) hot oil
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) palette
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  15. 15.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  20. 20.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  21. 21.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  23. 23.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  26. 26.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  27. 27.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  28. 28.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  29. 29.🖌️ 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
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  31. 31.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  32. 32.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  35. 35.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  40. 40.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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