Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 438 · 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) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
2. 2.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
4. 4.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
5. 5.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
6. 6.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
7. 7.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
9. 9.🔍 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
10. 10.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) palette
12. 12.True or false: we use an easel for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
14. 14.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
16. 16.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) easel
19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) round brush (d) sharpener
20. 20.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
21. 21.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
22. 22.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
23. 23.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
24. 24.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
26. 26.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
28. 28.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) flat brush
30. 30.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
32. 32.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) easel (c) water pot (d) sponge
35. 35.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
38. 38.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.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

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