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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 914 · 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: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  4. 4.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  6. 6.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
  7. 7.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) sponge
  9. 9.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
  11. 11.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  13. 13.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
  14. 14.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) easel (d) sharpener
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  18. 18.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  19. 19.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  20. 20.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
  22. 22.🖌️ 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
  23. 23.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  24. 24.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) water pot
  26. 26.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  32. 32.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
  34. 34.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) water pot
  37. 37.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) round brush (d) flat brush
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip

Answer key

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

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