Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 626 · 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: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) water pot
3. 3.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
4. 4.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) sharpener
7. 7.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) glue
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) palette
12. 12.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
13. 13.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
14. 14.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) masking tape
18. 18.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
20. 20.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours 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 palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
25. 25.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
26. 26.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
28. 28.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
30. 30.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) easel (d) sponge
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
34. 34.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
35. 35.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
36. 36.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
39. 39.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False

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