Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 47 · 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.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
2. 2.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) easel
4. 4.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) palette (d) sharpener
8. 8.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) water pot
11. 11.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
13. 13.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
15. 15.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
16. 16.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
19. 19.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
20. 20.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
21. 21.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
23. 23.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
25. 25.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) masking tape
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
28. 28.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) sand
30. 30.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
33. 33.🔍 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
34. 34.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) round brush
36. 36.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
39. 39.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip

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