Paint Brush Care Worksheet

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

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