Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 356 · 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 masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) masking tape
3. 3.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
5. 5.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
6. 6.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
8. 8.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
10. 10.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
12. 12.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
13. 13.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
16. 16.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
17. 17.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) round brush
19. 19.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) sand (c) glue (d) hot oil
20. 20.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
22. 22.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
24. 24.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
26. 26.True or false: we use an easel for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
28. 28.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
33. 33.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
37. 37.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
40. 40.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush

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