Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 741 · 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: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
3. 3.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
4. 4.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
6. 6.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
7. 7.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
9. 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
10. 10.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
13. 13.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
14. 14.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
16. 16.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
17. 17.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) sponge
20. 20.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
25. 25.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
27. 27.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
29. 29.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
33. 33.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
34. 34.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
35. 35.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) palette
38. 38.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) water pot

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