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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 908 · 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.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  2. 2.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
  4. 4.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  7. 7.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  9. 9.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
  10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) water pot (d) flat brush
  11. 11.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  12. 12.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  13. 13.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  15. 15.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  17. 17.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) water pot
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) round brush
  21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) palette
  22. 22.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
  23. 23.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  27. 27.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  30. 30.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  31. 31.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  36. 36.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  38. 38.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  39. 39.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) sharpener

Answer key

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

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