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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 823 · 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 a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  2. 2.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.🖌️ 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
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) sponge
  7. 7.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  8. 8.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) sharpener
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  11. 11.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  12. 12.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  13. 13.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  15. 15.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  17. 17.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  19. 19.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  20. 20.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  21. 21.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  24. 24.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  25. 25.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.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
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  29. 29.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  32. 32.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush
  33. 33.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) easel
  36. 36.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  39. 39.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours

Answer key

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

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