Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 617 · 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.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
4. 4.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
6. 6.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
7. 7.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
8. 8.🖌️ 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
9. 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
11. 11.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
15. 15.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
16. 16.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
18. 18.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
19. 19.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) palette
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) easel
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
24. 24.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
25. 25.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
27. 27.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) palette (d) sponge
30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
31. 31.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) palette
34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) water pot
36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
37. 37.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) glue
39. 39.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False

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