Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 576 · 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: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
3. 3.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) round brush
6. 6.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) masking tape
8. 8.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) palette
11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
12. 12.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
13. 13.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
14. 14.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) sponge (d) masking tape
16. 16.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
18. 18.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
19. 19.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
21. 21.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
26. 26.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
28. 28.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) round brush (d) masking tape
30. 30.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
33. 33.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) glue
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) round brush
37. 37.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
38. 38.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
39. 39.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
40. 40.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

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