Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 520 · 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 a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
2. 2.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) easel
4. 4.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
5. 5.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
7. 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
8. 8.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) sponge
11. 11.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
15. 15.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) easel
19. 19.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
22. 22.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
23. 23.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
24. 24.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
25. 25.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
28. 28.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
30. 30.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sponge
32. 32.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
34. 34.🖌️ 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
35. 35.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
37. 37.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) water pot (d) masking tape

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