Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 487 · 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) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
2. 2.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
4. 4.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
6. 6.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
7. 7.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
9. 9.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
10. 10.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
12. 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
13. 13.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
16. 16.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) water pot
18. 18.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) palette
20. 20.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
22. 22.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
24. 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
25. 25.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) sponge
28. 28.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
29. 29.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
30. 30.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) flat brush
32. 32.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) easel
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.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
36. 36.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
38. 38.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True

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