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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 91 · 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 scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  3. 3.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  5. 5.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
  8. 8.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a toothpick (d) a pencil
  10. 10.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) water pot (d) easel
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  14. 14.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  15. 15.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
  21. 21.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) water pot
  23. 23.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  25. 25.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  27. 27.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  28. 28.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  30. 30.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  33. 33.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  35. 35.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) easel
  37. 37.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) water pot
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  40. 40.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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