Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 721 · 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 art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) easel (c) water pot (d) round brush
2. 2.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
4. 4.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
6. 6.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
8. 8.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
11. 11.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) sponge
13. 13.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) palette
15. 15.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
17. 17.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
19. 19.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
20. 20.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
22. 22.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
24. 24.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
25. 25.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) hot oil
27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
29. 29.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
33. 33.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
34. 34.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) water pot
36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) palette (d) masking tape
37. 37.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
39. 39.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False

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