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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 711 · 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.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  4. 4.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  5. 5.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) easel (d) sponge
  10. 10.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  11. 11.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  12. 12.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  14. 14.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  18. 18.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) glue
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) palette (d) round brush
  20. 20.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  21. 21.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  22. 22.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  24. 24.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) water pot
  26. 26.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
  29. 29.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  30. 30.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  32. 32.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  34. 34.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) easel
  37. 37.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  38. 38.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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