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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 927 · 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 of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  3. 3.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  4. 4.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  6. 6.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  9. 9.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) palette
  12. 12.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  14. 14.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  15. 15.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
  17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) sharpener
  18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
  20. 20.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  22. 22.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) easel
  24. 24.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
  25. 25.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: we use an easel for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  32. 32.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  33. 33.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  36. 36.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  38. 38.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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