Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 253 · 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.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
3. 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
6. 6.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
7. 7.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
8. 8.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
9. 9.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
10. 10.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
11. 11.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
13. 13.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
14. 14.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
16. 16.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) round brush (d) sharpener
19. 19.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) round brush
21. 21.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
24. 24.True or false: we use a sharpener for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
26. 26.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
27. 27.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
29. 29.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
33. 33.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) easel (d) water pot
36. 36.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
38. 38.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
39. 39.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
40. 40.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False

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