Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 441 · 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 rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
2. 2.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
3. 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
4. 4.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) round brush
6. 6.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
8. 8.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
9. 9.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) water pot (d) easel
14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
17. 17.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
18. 18.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
20. 20.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) palette (d) sponge
22. 22.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
26. 26.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
28. 28.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
30. 30.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
31. 31.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
33. 33.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) masking tape
35. 35.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper 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) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
39. 39.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True

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