Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 509 · 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 brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick
2. 2.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) easel (d) flat brush
4. 4.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
5. 5.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
7. 7.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
8. 8.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
11. 11.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
14. 14.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
15. 15.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
18. 18.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
19. 19.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) easel (d) palette
23. 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
24. 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
25. 25.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) water pot
28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
29. 29.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
30. 30.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.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
32. 32.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
33. 33.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
34. 34.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
37. 37.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True

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