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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 701 · 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 wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  2. 2.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  4. 4.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  5. 5.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) water pot
  7. 7.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  9. 9.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  10. 10.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  12. 12.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) palette
  14. 14.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  15. 15.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) sand
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  22. 22.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  24. 24.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) round brush
  27. 27.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
  29. 29.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) easel (d) water pot
  32. 32.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  34. 34.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
  35. 35.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  37. 37.True or false: we use a sharpener for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  39. 39.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) palette (d) masking tape

Answer key

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

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