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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 86 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  2. 2.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  4. 4.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  9. 9.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) easel
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) easel
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) easel (d) water pot
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  14. 14.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
  15. 15.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  17. 17.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  19. 19.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  22. 22.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  24. 24.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  26. 26.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  30. 30.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  32. 32.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) glue
  35. 35.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  36. 36.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) masking tape
  40. 40.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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