Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 444 · 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) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
2. 2.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) sponge
4. 4.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) masking tape
7. 7.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) palette
9. 9.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
11. 11.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
12. 12.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
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.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
16. 16.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
17. 17.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
18. 18.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
20. 20.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
23. 23.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
26. 26.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
28. 28.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) sand (d) hot oil
30. 30.🖌️ 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
33. 33.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) palette (d) flat brush
35. 35.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
39. 39.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper

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