Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 431 · 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: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) easel (d) masking tape
4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) masking tape
6. 6.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush
7. 7.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
11. 11.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) water pot
14. 14.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) water pot
17. 17.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) palette
20. 20.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
22. 22.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
23. 23.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
24. 24.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
25. 25.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
29. 29.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) flat brush
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
32. 32.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
34. 34.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
36. 36.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
39. 39.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
40. 40.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

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