Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 404 · 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.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) easel
3. 3.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
4. 4.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
5. 5.🖌️ 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
6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) sponge (d) palette
8. 8.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
10. 10.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
12. 12.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) palette (d) water pot
15. 15.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
17. 17.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
18. 18.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
21. 21.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) round brush
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) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
27. 27.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
28. 28.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) sponge
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
31. 31.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
33. 33.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
35. 35.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
37. 37.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) easel
40. 40.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours

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