Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 301 · 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: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.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
3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) sharpener
4. 4.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
5. 5.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
6. 6.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
7. 7.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
8. 8.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
12. 12.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
14. 14.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
16. 16.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
18. 18.🖌️ 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
19. 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
21. 21.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
23. 23.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
25. 25.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
27. 27.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
28. 28.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
29. 29.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) masking tape
31. 31.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
32. 32.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
34. 34.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) palette (d) flat brush
36. 36.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
38. 38.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
40. 40.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright

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