Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 270 · 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) palette (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) sharpener
2. 2.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
6. 6.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
7. 7.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
8. 8.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) sponge
11. 11.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) water pot
14. 14.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
17. 17.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) easel
20. 20.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
22. 22.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
23. 23.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
28. 28.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
29. 29.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) masking tape
32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
33. 33.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
35. 35.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
37. 37.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
39. 39.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False

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