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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 948 · 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: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
  4. 4.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  5. 5.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) easel (d) sponge
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  9. 9.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) sand (d) hot oil
  10. 10.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  11. 11.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) easel
  15. 15.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  18. 18.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  19. 19.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
  20. 20.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
  21. 21.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  22. 22.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  24. 24.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  27. 27.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) palette
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) round brush
  31. 31.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  38. 38.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  40. 40.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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