Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 345 · 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.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
3. 3.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
4. 4.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
5. 5.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) sponge
7. 7.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
8. 8.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
11. 11.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
12. 12.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
13. 13.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
16. 16.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
18. 18.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
20. 20.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
21. 21.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
22. 22.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
24. 24.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) easel
27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
29. 29.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
32. 32.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) sponge
34. 34.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
35. 35.🖌️ 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
36. 36.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
39. 39.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True

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