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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 90 · 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: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) water pot
  4. 4.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
  5. 5.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  7. 7.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
  8. 8.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
  9. 9.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  13. 13.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  16. 16.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  18. 18.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  20. 20.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) easel
  22. 22.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) glue
  23. 23.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) sharpener
  26. 26.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
  27. 27.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  29. 29.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  31. 31.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  33. 33.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
  34. 34.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  36. 36.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  40. 40.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

Answer key

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

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