Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 566 · 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) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
2. 2.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
4. 4.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
5. 5.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
6. 6.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
8. 8.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) sponge
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) flat brush
14. 14.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
16. 16.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
17. 17.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) easel
19. 19.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) round brush
22. 22.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
24. 24.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
28. 28.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
29. 29.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
34. 34.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
35. 35.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) easel
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
40. 40.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush

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