Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 490 · 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 an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) sponge
3. 3.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
5. 5.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
7. 7.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
9. 9.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
10. 10.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
11. 11.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
12. 12.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
18. 18.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) easel
22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
23. 23.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
25. 25.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
26. 26.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) easel (c) water pot (d) flat brush
28. 28.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
31. 31.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
32. 32.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) round brush (d) easel
34. 34.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
37. 37.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
38. 38.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True

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