Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 178 · 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 pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
2. 2.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
3. 3.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
6. 6.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) easel
9. 9.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
13. 13.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) sand (c) hot oil (d) glue
14. 14.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
17. 17.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
18. 18.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
21. 21.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
23. 23.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
25. 25.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
26. 26.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
28. 28.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
29. 29.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) easel
31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) palette (d) sponge
33. 33.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sharpener
35. 35.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
36. 36.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
38. 38.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
39. 39.🔍 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
40. 40.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False

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