Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 478 · 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 art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) sponge
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
3. 3.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 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
5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) sponge
6. 6.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 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
8. 8.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) round brush
11. 11.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
14. 14.🖌️ 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
15. 15.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
16. 16.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) easel
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.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
21. 21.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
24. 24.🖌️ 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
25. 25.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) hot oil
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
28. 28.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
29. 29.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
32. 32.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) water pot
34. 34.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
36. 36.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
38. 38.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper 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 round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False

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