Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 557 · 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: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
3. 3.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
5. 5.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
8. 8.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
9. 9.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
10. 10.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
11. 11.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
12. 12.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) masking tape
14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
16. 16.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
17. 17.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
19. 19.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🖌️ 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
22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) sharpener
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
25. 25.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) easel (d) round brush
28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) masking tape
29. 29.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
30. 30.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🖌️ 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
34. 34.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) easel
36. 36.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) palette
38. 38.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
39. 39.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
40. 40.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

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