Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 581 · 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) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
2. 2.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a toothpick (d) a pencil
6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) round brush (d) water pot
7. 7.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
8. 8.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
9. 9.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
11. 11.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
12. 12.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
13. 13.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
15. 15.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
16. 16.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
18. 18.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
19. 19.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
20. 20.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) palette (d) flat brush
22. 22.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
23. 23.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
25. 25.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) sponge
29. 29.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
31. 31.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) easel (d) sharpener
34. 34.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
35. 35.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
36. 36.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
39. 39.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
40. 40.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

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