Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 941 · 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: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
3. 3.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
6. 6.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
7. 7.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) palette (d) sponge
10. 10.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) water pot
12. 12.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
15. 15.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) sponge (d) flat brush
17. 17.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
19. 19.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) round brush
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
23. 23.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
24. 24.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
25. 25.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
26. 26.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) easel (d) flat brush
30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
31. 31.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
34. 34.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
37. 37.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
40. 40.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

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