Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 516 · 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 holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) palette (d) water pot
2. 2.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
3. 3.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) sponge
6. 6.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
9. 9.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) glue
10. 10.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
11. 11.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
17. 17.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
19. 19.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
21. 21.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
22. 22.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
27. 27.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
29. 29.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
30. 30.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
31. 31.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
33. 33.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
34. 34.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
36. 36.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
39. 39.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper

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