Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 287 · 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.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
2. 2.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
4. 4.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) palette
7. 7.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
10. 10.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) sponge (d) masking tape
12. 12.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
13. 13.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) palette
17. 17.🖌️ 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
18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
19. 19.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
20. 20.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
22. 22.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
23. 23.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
24. 24.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
26. 26.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
30. 30.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
32. 32.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
33. 33.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
36. 36.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
39. 39.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
40. 40.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True

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