Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 272 · 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 water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
4. 4.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
5. 5.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
7. 7.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) sponge
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
10. 10.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
11. 11.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
13. 13.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) easel (c) round brush (d) masking tape
15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) easel
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
18. 18.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) palette
20. 20.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
21. 21.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) round brush
25. 25.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
26. 26.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
30. 30.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
31. 31.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) sponge
33. 33.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
35. 35.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) sharpener
38. 38.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
40. 40.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

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