Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 894 · 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 bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
2. 2.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
4. 4.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
5. 5.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
6. 6.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
8. 8.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) easel
13. 13.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
15. 15.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) water pot
18. 18.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) easel (d) round brush
20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) easel
21. 21.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
22. 22.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
23. 23.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
24. 24.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
26. 26.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) masking tape
28. 28.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
31. 31.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
34. 34.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
36. 36.🖌️ Is leaving it in water 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 palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up

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