Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 644 · 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.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
4. 4.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
6. 6.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
7. 7.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) sand
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
9. 9.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
16. 16.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
18. 18.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
19. 19.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
21. 21.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) round brush
23. 23.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
24. 24.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
26. 26.🖌️ Is leaving it in water 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 water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
29. 29.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) flat brush
32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) round brush
33. 33.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) round brush (d) sponge
37. 37.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
38. 38.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
39. 39.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sponge (d) sharpener

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