Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 229 · 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.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) palette (d) easel
2. 2.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
4. 4.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) easel
6. 6.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) glue
8. 8.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
9. 9.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🖌️ 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
11. 11.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
14. 14.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
15. 15.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
16. 16.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) easel
18. 18.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
20. 20.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
22. 22.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
27. 27.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
28. 28.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
29. 29.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
30. 30.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.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
32. 32.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
34. 34.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
36. 36.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
37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) palette
38. 38.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
40. 40.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True

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