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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 851 · 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 art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  2. 2.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  3. 3.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  5. 5.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  6. 6.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  9. 9.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  11. 11.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  12. 12.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  14. 14.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  18. 18.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  21. 21.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  24. 24.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  26. 26.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) sponge (d) palette
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  32. 32.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  34. 34.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  36. 36.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.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

Answer key

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

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