Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 186 · 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.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
2. 2.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
5. 5.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
7. 7.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
8. 8.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
9. 9.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
12. 12.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
13. 13.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) easel
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
16. 16.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
18. 18.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
19. 19.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
22. 22.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
23. 23.🖌️ 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
24. 24.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
27. 27.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
29. 29.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) palette (d) water pot
32. 32.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
33. 33.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
35. 35.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
36. 36.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
37. 37.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

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