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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 902 · 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.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) palette
  3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  4. 4.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  12. 12.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  13. 13.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  16. 16.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  19. 19.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
  20. 20.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) sponge
  22. 22.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  23. 23.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  24. 24.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
  26. 26.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  29. 29.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  32. 32.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  35. 35.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) water pot
  37. 37.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  38. 38.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes

Answer key

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

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