Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 563 · 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.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
2. 2.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
3. 3.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
5. 5.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
7. 7.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
10. 10.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
12. 12.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
13. 13.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
15. 15.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) easel (d) sharpener
19. 19.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
20. 20.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
21. 21.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
24. 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
27. 27.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
28. 28.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
30. 30.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
31. 31.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
33. 33.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
37. 37.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
39. 39.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip

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