Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 463 · 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: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 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
3. 3.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
5. 5.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
7. 7.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
9. 9.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) palette (d) sharpener
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
12. 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
13. 13.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
16. 16.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
18. 18.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
19. 19.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) sponge
21. 21.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
22. 22.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) hot oil
23. 23.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) water pot
27. 27.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
29. 29.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
32. 32.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
34. 34.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) sponge (d) round brush
36. 36.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
37. 37.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) easel
39. 39.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
40. 40.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge

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