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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 916 · 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.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  5. 5.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
  9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  11. 11.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
  13. 13.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  14. 14.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  18. 18.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) easel
  20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) easel
  21. 21.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) round brush
  23. 23.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
  24. 24.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  25. 25.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  28. 28.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  32. 32.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
  33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  35. 35.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  36. 36.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) round brush
  40. 40.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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