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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 790 · 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 sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  6. 6.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  7. 7.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) easel
  9. 9.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  12. 12.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  15. 15.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
  16. 16.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  19. 19.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
  20. 20.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) easel (d) sharpener
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) palette (d) sharpener
  23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
  24. 24.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  26. 26.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a pencil
  27. 27.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  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.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) round brush
  33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) water pot
  34. 34.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  37. 37.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  38. 38.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  40. 40.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

Answer key

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

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