Paint Brush Care Worksheet

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

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