Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 383 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
2. 2.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
3. 3.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
4. 4.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
7. 7.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
8. 8.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
10. 10.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
13. 13.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
14. 14.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
16. 16.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
19. 19.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
20. 20.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) sponge
23. 23.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
28. 28.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) palette (d) flat brush
30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
31. 31.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
32. 32.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
34. 34.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
36. 36.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) easel

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