Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 281 · 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: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
3. 3.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
5. 5.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) palette
8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a toothpick (d) a pencil
9. 9.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) sponge
12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) round brush (d) palette
13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) water pot
14. 14.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
18. 18.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
19. 19.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
21. 21.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
23. 23.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
24. 24.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
26. 26.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
27. 27.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
29. 29.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
34. 34.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) palette
38. 38.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False

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