Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 393 · 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: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) sponge (d) round brush
3. 3.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) easel
5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) palette
7. 7.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
12. 12.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
13. 13.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
15. 15.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
17. 17.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
18. 18.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) masking tape
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
24. 24.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
26. 26.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
28. 28.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
29. 29.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
31. 31.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
34. 34.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
36. 36.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
40. 40.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush

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