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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 896 · 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) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  4. 4.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  7. 7.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  8. 8.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  9. 9.🖌️ 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
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  12. 12.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  13. 13.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
  17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
  19. 19.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  20. 20.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  21. 21.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  22. 22.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🖌️ 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
  25. 25.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
  28. 28.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  32. 32.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  35. 35.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  38. 38.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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