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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 904 · 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) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  2. 2.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  5. 5.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  6. 6.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  7. 7.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  10. 10.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  13. 13.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) palette (d) sponge
  19. 19.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  20. 20.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) palette (d) water pot
  23. 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  24. 24.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) palette
  26. 26.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
  29. 29.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) easel (d) palette
  32. 32.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a pencil
  35. 35.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.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
  37. 37.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) sponge (d) water pot
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles

Answer key

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

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