Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 386 · 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.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
2. 2.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) water pot (d) flat brush
5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
7. 7.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
9. 9.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
12. 12.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) round brush
14. 14.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
15. 15.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) palette (d) water pot
17. 17.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
18. 18.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
19. 19.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
20. 20.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
21. 21.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
22. 22.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
23. 23.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
32. 32.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
35. 35.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
36. 36.🖌️ 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
37. 37.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) round brush
39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
40. 40.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True

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