Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 637 · 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 of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
2. 2.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
3. 3.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
4. 4.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) round brush
9. 9.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
10. 10.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
12. 12.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
13. 13.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
14. 14.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
16. 16.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
17. 17.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
19. 19.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
21. 21.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
23. 23.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
24. 24.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
28. 28.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
30. 30.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) round brush
32. 32.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
34. 34.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
35. 35.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
38. 38.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
40. 40.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False

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