Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 248 · 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 sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) hot oil
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
5. 5.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
6. 6.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
8. 8.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
9. 9.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
10. 10.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
11. 11.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
13. 13.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
16. 16.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
17. 17.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) easel (d) sponge
19. 19.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
22. 22.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) palette (d) sponge
24. 24.🔍 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
25. 25.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
26. 26.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) round brush
31. 31.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
32. 32.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
34. 34.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
35. 35.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
38. 38.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles

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