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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 956 · 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.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
  2. 2.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  3. 3.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  4. 4.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
  9. 9.🖌️ 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
  10. 10.🔍 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
  11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) easel (d) water pot
  12. 12.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  15. 15.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) sand (d) hot oil
  17. 17.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  19. 19.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  20. 20.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  22. 22.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
  25. 25.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
  27. 27.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) easel
  29. 29.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  30. 30.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
  31. 31.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) water pot (d) easel
  35. 35.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  38. 38.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
  40. 40.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat

Answer key

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

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