Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 230 · 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.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
3. 3.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
7. 7.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
9. 9.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) easel
11. 11.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) round brush
15. 15.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) round brush
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
20. 20.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
22. 22.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
23. 23.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
24. 24.🖌️ 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
25. 25.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
28. 28.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sponge (d) round brush
33. 33.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) glue
34. 34.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
35. 35.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) easel (d) water pot
38. 38.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

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