Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 608 · 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.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
2. 2.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
4. 4.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
5. 5.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
6. 6.🖌️ 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
7. 7.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) round brush
10. 10.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) easel
13. 13.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
14. 14.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) hot oil
15. 15.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
18. 18.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) round brush
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
23. 23.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) easel (d) round brush
26. 26.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
27. 27.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
29. 29.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
33. 33.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
36. 36.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
37. 37.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
39. 39.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
40. 40.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True

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