Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 197 · 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.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
2. 2.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
3. 3.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.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
6. 6.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
7. 7.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
11. 11.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
14. 14.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) easel (c) water pot (d) round brush
18. 18.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
21. 21.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
23. 23.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
25. 25.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
26. 26.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
27. 27.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) sand (c) hot oil (d) glue
28. 28.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
32. 32.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) water pot
35. 35.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) palette
37. 37.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
39. 39.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
40. 40.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False

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