Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 723 · 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: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🖌️ 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
3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
4. 4.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
6. 6.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
8. 8.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) palette (d) easel
10. 10.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
12. 12.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
13. 13.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
15. 15.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
16. 16.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
18. 18.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) masking tape
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
21. 21.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) easel
24. 24.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
25. 25.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
27. 27.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) round brush
30. 30.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) sand (d) hot oil
32. 32.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
34. 34.🖌️ 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
35. 35.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
36. 36.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
37. 37.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
39. 39.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) sponge (d) water pot

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