Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 651 · 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 art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) sharpener
3. 3.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
4. 4.🖌️ 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) easel
7. 7.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
9. 9.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
12. 12.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
14. 14.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
15. 15.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
16. 16.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) round brush
19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) masking tape
20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) masking tape
21. 21.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
26. 26.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
27. 27.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
30. 30.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
32. 32.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
33. 33.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
35. 35.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
37. 37.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) palette

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