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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 998 · 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: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick
  4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
  5. 5.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
  8. 8.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) water pot
  10. 10.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
  11. 11.🖌️ 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
  12. 12.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  13. 13.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
  14. 14.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  15. 15.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  19. 19.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  23. 23.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
  24. 24.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) easel (d) masking tape
  27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) easel (d) palette
  28. 28.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) palette
  30. 30.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) palette
  33. 33.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
  39. 39.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water

Answer key

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

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