Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 447 · 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.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
2. 2.🖌️ 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
3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
5. 5.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
8. 8.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
10. 10.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
11. 11.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
13. 13.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
15. 15.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) sand
16. 16.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) palette
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) water pot
23. 23.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) water pot
25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) round brush (d) easel
26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) palette
27. 27.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
29. 29.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
31. 31.True or false: we use an easel for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
34. 34.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
35. 35.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
39. 39.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
40. 40.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True

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