Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 452 · 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: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
3. 3.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
4. 4.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
6. 6.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
8. 8.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) palette
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
11. 11.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
15. 15.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
16. 16.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
20. 20.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) sand
22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
24. 24.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
25. 25.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
27. 27.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
29. 29.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
30. 30.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) water pot
32. 32.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
34. 34.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) water pot
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
39. 39.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper

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