Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 262 · 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 dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) palette (d) flat brush
2. 2.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
4. 4.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) flat brush
7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
9. 9.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
10. 10.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
11. 11.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
12. 12.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
14. 14.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
15. 15.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
18. 18.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🖌️ 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
21. 21.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
23. 23.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) sharpener
25. 25.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
27. 27.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
28. 28.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sharpener
31. 31.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) palette (d) round brush
33. 33.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
36. 36.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) palette
38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) sharpener
39. 39.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

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