Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 898 · 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) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
2. 2.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
5. 5.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
6. 6.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick
7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) easel
8. 8.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
10. 10.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
11. 11.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) water pot
16. 16.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) palette
19. 19.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
22. 22.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
23. 23.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
25. 25.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) masking tape
27. 27.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
28. 28.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
29. 29.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
31. 31.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
34. 34.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
37. 37.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

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