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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 940 · 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 letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  3. 3.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  6. 6.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
  8. 8.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  10. 10.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  12. 12.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  13. 13.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  14. 14.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  16. 16.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
  21. 21.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  22. 22.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) sponge (d) water pot
  24. 24.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  26. 26.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  28. 28.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
  29. 29.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  31. 31.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) sharpener
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) palette (d) sharpener
  36. 36.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  37. 37.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  40. 40.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

Answer key

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

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