Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 192 · 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: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) sand
3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) water pot (d) sponge
6. 6.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
9. 9.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
10. 10.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
11. 11.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
14. 14.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
16. 16.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
17. 17.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
20. 20.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) round brush
22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) flat brush
23. 23.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🖌️ 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
25. 25.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
27. 27.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
29. 29.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
30. 30.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
31. 31.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
33. 33.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
38. 38.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) sharpener
40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it

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