Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 729 · 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: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
4. 4.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
8. 8.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) sponge (d) round brush
10. 10.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
11. 11.🖌️ 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
12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) easel
13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
14. 14.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
15. 15.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
16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
17. 17.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) palette
19. 19.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
20. 20.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
22. 22.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
23. 23.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
24. 24.🖌️ 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
25. 25.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) sand (d) hot oil
26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) round brush
27. 27.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) sponge
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
30. 30.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
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.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
36. 36.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
37. 37.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True

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