Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 417 · 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) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
2. 2.🖌️ 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
3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
4. 4.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
5. 5.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
7. 7.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
9. 9.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) water pot
12. 12.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
14. 14.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
15. 15.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) round brush
17. 17.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
18. 18.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) flat brush
21. 21.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
27. 27.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
29. 29.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
30. 30.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) palette (d) masking tape
32. 32.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
34. 34.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
35. 35.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
36. 36.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
38. 38.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours

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