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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 872 · 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) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) easel (d) flat brush
  3. 3.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  5. 5.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  7. 7.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  9. 9.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  11. 11.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  13. 13.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
  16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  17. 17.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  18. 18.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  20. 20.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  24. 24.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
  25. 25.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  28. 28.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  31. 31.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) round brush
  33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) water pot
  35. 35.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
  37. 37.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  38. 38.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  40. 40.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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