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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 864 · 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: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) water pot (d) round brush
  4. 4.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  6. 6.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  9. 9.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  10. 10.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  12. 12.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) sand
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  14. 14.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  17. 17.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  20. 20.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  22. 22.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  24. 24.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) water pot
  26. 26.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) palette
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
  33. 33.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  36. 36.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  37. 37.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) easel (d) flat brush
  40. 40.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat

Answer key

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

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