Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 174 · 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.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
3. 3.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
9. 9.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
10. 10.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) glue
12. 12.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
13. 13.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
15. 15.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
19. 19.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
20. 20.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
21. 21.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
23. 23.True or false: we use a sharpener for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
25. 25.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
27. 27.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) sponge
29. 29.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
30. 30.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) sponge
32. 32.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
33. 33.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
35. 35.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
37. 37.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sponge (d) flat brush
40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up

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