Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 181 · 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 thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
2. 2.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
4. 4.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
7. 7.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
10. 10.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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
12. 12.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) water pot
14. 14.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) palette
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
17. 17.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
18. 18.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
20. 20.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
21. 21.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
23. 23.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
24. 24.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
27. 27.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
28. 28.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
30. 30.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
34. 34.🖌️ 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
35. 35.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
40. 40.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush

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