Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 910 · 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) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
2. 2.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
3. 3.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) sponge
6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) easel
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
8. 8.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
11. 11.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
12. 12.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
13. 13.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
15. 15.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) round brush (d) easel
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
19. 19.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) round brush
23. 23.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
24. 24.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) glue
26. 26.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
28. 28.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
31. 31.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
32. 32.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
36. 36.🖌️ 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
37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) palette
38. 38.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
40. 40.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

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