Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 455 · 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 good brush care. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
4. 4.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
7. 7.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) palette
9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
10. 10.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
12. 12.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
14. 14.🖌️ 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
15. 15.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
16. 16.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
17. 17.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
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 round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
23. 23.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
24. 24.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
25. 25.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
27. 27.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) palette (d) masking tape
29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) sharpener
30. 30.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) round brush
32. 32.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.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
35. 35.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
37. 37.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
38. 38.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
40. 40.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True

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