Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 421 · 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 round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) palette
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
5. 5.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
6. 6.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
8. 8.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
11. 11.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) water pot
14. 14.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
17. 17.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
19. 19.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) flat brush
21. 21.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) easel
24. 24.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) palette (d) sponge
26. 26.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
28. 28.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
29. 29.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
30. 30.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
33. 33.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
37. 37.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
39. 39.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
40. 40.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True

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