Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 291 · 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 good brush care. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
3. 3.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🖌️ 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
6. 6.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
7. 7.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) sharpener
9. 9.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
12. 12.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
13. 13.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
16. 16.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
19. 19.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
22. 22.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) sponge (d) flat brush
26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
27. 27.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
29. 29.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
30. 30.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
31. 31.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
35. 35.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
36. 36.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
38. 38.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles

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