Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 959 · 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 brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
7. 7.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) easel
11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) easel (d) sharpener
12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) water pot
13. 13.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🖌️ 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
16. 16.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
17. 17.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
19. 19.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
22. 22.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
23. 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) sharpener
25. 25.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) round brush
28. 28.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
29. 29.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
31. 31.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
33. 33.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) round brush (d) easel
35. 35.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
36. 36.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) palette (c) water pot (d) masking tape
38. 38.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False

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