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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 782 · 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.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  3. 3.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  6. 6.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  7. 7.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  9. 9.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  10. 10.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  11. 11.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  14. 14.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  15. 15.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  17. 17.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  19. 19.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) water pot
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  22. 22.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) masking tape
  24. 24.🖌️ 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
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  26. 26.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) round brush (d) water pot
  29. 29.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  30. 30.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  31. 31.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  33. 33.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  40. 40.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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