Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 733 · 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: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) palette
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
7. 7.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
9. 9.🖌️ 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
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) easel
11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) water pot (d) flat brush
12. 12.🖌️ 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
13. 13.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) sponge (d) masking tape
15. 15.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
16. 16.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
18. 18.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
19. 19.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
20. 20.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
25. 25.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
27. 27.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
28. 28.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
31. 31.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
32. 32.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
36. 36.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) sharpener
38. 38.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat

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