Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 132 · 40 questions

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.

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

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